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Jesus, ad hominim much? I can't speak for you, but I've never met an idiot so completely useless I couldn't learn something from them.

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• jmcgough 10y ago
  It's actually the opposite of ad hominem - I'm addressing his beliefs, not him as a person. I recognize that he's contributed value to the OSS community, but over the last decade or two I think he's done far more harm than good. A number of his beliefs and writings are extremely problematic, and turning a blind eye to it because of his contributions taints the OSS community. Another example: "In the U.S., blacks are 12% of the population but commit 50% of violent crimes; can anyone honestly think this is unconnected to the fact that they average 15 points of IQ lower than the general population? That stupid people are more violent is a fact independent of skin color." -Eric S. Raymond
  • lwhalen 10y ago
    I don't have the sociology or statistical analysis chops to thoroughly evaluate that statement, so I ask from a place of sincere curiosity - is the statement, or the numbers/sources, incorrect? If so, how?
  • gonvaled 10y ago
    > I'm addressing his beliefs, not him as a person That is ad-hominem. What is a person? His beliefs - and actions - of course. Well, I imagine that you could argue a person is the structural disposition of a bunch of atoms, but it easier to summarize that as "beliefs". Ad-hominem attack means diminishing some actions/qualities of a person because of other actions/qualities of said person, and that is what the parent was arguing. Not that it is always inappropriate, but it is ad-hominem.