I posted this without agreeing with the author. I thought it was interesting to contemplate without actually needing to agree with its premises. But anyways, I

I posted this without agreeing with the author. I thought it was interesting to contemplate without actually needing to agree with its premises. But anyways, I came on here to express some surprise at the tone of some of the responses. Can we take a wide detour around the ad hominems? The most valuable comments are the ones that dispute the words themselves rather than speculating about the author.