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Semantics? Don't be daft... Speaking out against something is battling it, battle is a verb in this context. Both Oxford and Webster agree [0,1]. Forceful su
by sudojudo 9y ago
Semantics? Don't be daft...
Speaking out against something is battling it, battle is a verb in this context. Both Oxford and Webster agree [0,1].
Forceful suppression of pseudoscience can be achieved through law and education, see the Scopes Trial [2]. This is another with thousands of examples, from women's right to vote, to smoking cigarettes.
[0] https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/battle https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/battle
[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battle https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battle
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopes_Trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopes_Trial
- skookumchuck 9y agoYes, but in the context of a thread about using force, it's important to make a distinction.
- sudojudo 9y agoStop with the red herrings and address the actual argument.
- greglindahl 9y agoYou didn't say anything about force in your initial statement. Maybe you forgot to mention enough context? (And no, forcefully does not mean using force.)