Re:Tradition Is Smarter (2018)
by hyperion2010 on Monday January 13, 2020 @06:03PM
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Yes, but you really have to make sure that it is indeed just and accident of history with no other side effects. I can imagine a case where some of the BART tunnels are too short for some trains that run on standard gauge rails, and you don't want someone to accidentally run a standard train over those tracks and get stuck. There is no way to know this without looking. We cannot imagine all contingencies, but we should probably at least look for the ones that we can imagine.
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My point was that the conservative approach puts the burden of proof on the new after setting up a bit of a straw man with the reformer. I like the marketplace of ideas instead which favors neither the new nor the old.
Re:Tradition Is Smarter (2018)
by invalidOrTaken on Monday January 13, 2020 @07:25PM
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Oh it's very much still the marketplace of ideas. It's simply advising buyers in such marketplaces to appreciate track record and acknowledge their own possible ignorance when making "purchases."
Re:Tradition Is Smarter (2018)
by throwawaybbb on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @12:04AM
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As it should be. Doing things as have they always been done means we haven't killed everyone yet. That is quite an achievement when you consider just how hostile to life nature is.