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Re:The Full 10-Page Anti-Diversity Screed Circulating Intern... by davesque on Saturday August 05, 2017 @06:16PM (#14938228)
That's a straw man reply. You cherry picked one of the most easily defensible claims and then implied that the OP would disagree. What gives you the right to implicate them in this way? Or did I miss another post in this thread where the OP did, in fact, express skepticism of climate change?
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Re:The Full 10-Page Anti-Diversity Screed Circulating Intern... by scribu on Saturday August 05, 2017 @06:23PM (#14938262)
What stops me from implicating them in this way? The OP made an unqualified assertion - "for every point" - which means it would apply even to the most extreme example.

Edit: And I didn't ask the OP if they are skeptical of climate change. I merely asked if they would be in favour of letting those that are skeptical express their opinion.

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Re:The Full 10-Page Anti-Diversity Screed Circulating Intern... by Pilfer on Saturday August 05, 2017 @07:10PM (#14938503)
>The OP made an unqualified assertion - "for every point"

No, it is possible to defend every point imaginable. Look up "Hempel's ravens". It is trivial to generate evidence supporting or opposing any claim you like.

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