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Re:Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political to... by seti0Cha on Sunday December 04, 2022 @08:36PM (#33860283)
Don't ask me, you're the one who posed the concern that they may trying to stealthily introduce a repugnant idea. I was asking why you would need to be concerned. I assumed you were suggesting it was a reason not to engage in counterfactual arguments. From your response I guess it was just a non sequeter.
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Re:Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political to... by revolvingocelot on Sunday December 04, 2022 @09:42PM (#33860798)
Why shouldn't I ask you? You're the one who asked me whether I was afraid I'd be forced to accept some repugnant conclusion based on false premises. Who else could I ask but you?

I think I've been pretty clear in my desire to not engage in bullshit arguments in which people are allowed to make up premises; you're the one who framed it as a "concern" I might be having. It seemed like you were initially suggesting that that was unreasonable. From your response I guess it was just a non sequitur.

What's a "non sequeter", by the way?

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Re:Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political to... by seti0Cha on Sunday December 04, 2022 @10:01PM (#33860942)
> I think I've been pretty clear in my desire to not engage in bullshit arguments

> What's a "non sequeter", by the way?

Lol. Yeah, very clear.

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Re:Cognitive ability is a powerful predictor of political to... by revolvingocelot on Monday December 05, 2022 @10:05AM (#33866532)
Admitting that you're engaging in a bullshit argument takes a big person, but it takes an even bigger person to not bother with spellcheck when it's right there on the computer you're using to make posts.
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