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Re:Willingness to look stupid by strken on Thursday October 21, 2021 @06:19PM (#28951519)
Here's a gigantic PDF listing ways the truth can hurt all kinds of things: https://www.nickbostrom.com/information-hazards.pdf
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Re:Willingness to look stupid by lugged on Friday October 22, 2021 @01:51AM (#28954073)
What's your point? I didn't say the truth was harmless.

Just that it doesn't hurt points of view that are legitimate.

Illigitimate views and your feelings may still suffer from hearing the truth.

My point is that the facts don't care.

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Re:Willingness to look stupid by strken on Friday October 22, 2021 @02:28AM (#28954241)
My point is that you can use true facts to give an impression that is false, as documented in the pdf.

Therefore, completely true facts can make you believe a falsehood.

Therefore, the truth can harm a point of view that is legitimate.

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