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Re:Nothingness (2017) by jedimind on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @05:02PM (#23921548)
> It's only the "natural logical conclusion" under certain assumptions or axioms. For example, "infinite regress is impossible" is one such assumption – an assumption which isn't any more natural than "a first cause is impossible".

False. It's neither an assumption nor an axiom, it's a proof by contradiction.

> Please don't be a jerk.

If gently pushing back against deceptive rhetoric derailing the discussion by repeatedly ignoring arguments is classified as being a "jerk' while the offending behavior is not, then it's clearly the judgment that is biased and applied unevenly.

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