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I hovered over voting him down because it was such a terrible statement; but it certainly was not trollish. I think he honestly believes that a minefield is a l

by sgrove 16y ago

I hovered over voting him down because it was such a terrible statement; but it certainly was not trollish. I think he honestly believes that a minefield is a legitimate answer. Whatever logical and moral failings he may personally have, we can still engage his argument on an intellectual level with reason and evidence. I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiment. I'm not even sure how to approach such a misguided argument. So I haven't yet, because I didn't want to lower the level of conversation on hn. I simply meant to encourage you to avoid snarky one-liners like one you've posted, and instead raise the level of discussion here.

joe_the_user 16y ago
Down voting doesn't have to be about trollishness. It can also be about values. It is useful for people to know what HN's values are. Some things that I disagree with are great for intelligent discussion. Other things I'd discourage regardless of the intelligence or sincerity involved. An adult should know what is wrong with setting landmines. See: http://www.globalissues.org/article/79/landmines http://www.globalissues.org/article/79/landmines We should say this firmly.