Do comments follow the same list algorithm as news posts, using time & points? This seems to make sense for news which is contextualized with time, but comment

Do comments follow the same list algorithm as news posts, using time & points? This seems to make sense for news which is contextualized with time, but comments... why not remove the point display on them, but have them still listed by highest (invisible) point totals. People would really need to evaluate each comment accordingly, knowing that each vote could potentially change a parents position on the page. This could entice people to use votes to steer the conversation towards the intellectually gratifying that they want further discussed, as opposed to just things they casually 'agree' with.