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But you said “modern science”, so I assume you can back up your claims in physics and chemistry as well?
by oculusthrift 8y ago
But you said “modern science”, so I assume you can back up your claims in physics and chemistry as well?
- aviv 8y agoMy take on the fake modern science is based on decades of knowledge and experience in various fields, so yes, I can certainly back it up, but I'm not going to spend my afternoon doing this on an HN thread that ultimately gets me flagged and my content gets removed, as has been the case recently.
- shawn 8y agoHN loves nothing more than a contrarian statement backed with substance. If comments have been flagged, it’s usually due to a lack of effort. The effort is worthwhile.
- aviv 8y agoThat has not been my experience. I have often written lengthy comments that simply explained my view on certain topics, and within a few minutes those got flagged which rendered them invisible to others. This place is like Reddit in that regard, when it comes to silencing non mainstream opposing views. I've been here 10 years now, and it's gotten progressively worse in that aspect.
- shawn 8y agoI read through your comment history to try to find some examples. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16928482 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16928482 There’s a recurring pattern: people ask you to back up what you say, and then you respond with “I won’t do that.”
- aviv 8y agoAnd my comment there stands. It's gotten worse since then, instead of downvotes I simply get flagged and my content disappears. No point.
- yorwba 8y agoThere's also no point in posting that you wont post because of getting downvoted and flagged, because that post will also get downvoted and flagged. If you make a controversial claim backed up by sources, you will get negative reactions from people who doubt the validity of those sources. If you make a controversial claim and refuse to provide sources because people would doubt their validity, you'll get negative reactions even from someone who might have agreed with you, because that's just rude.
- dmichulke 8y agoSave your important points in a blog post or at least a local text file and c+p them where appropriate. I'd be interested in understanding your point if view but as it stands I have nothing to work with.
- dwaltrip 8y agoThe contrarian is the one responsible for successfully communicating any legitimate insight they have to the mainstream, however difficult that may be. One potential strategy might be to slowly ease your way towards your controversial conclusions, building up your argument carefully along the way, in a way that will make sense to your audience. And yet you still may get downvotes. Such is life. Lastly, it's very valuable to always be open to the idea that you are the one who is actually mistaken in some critical way.
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- antitree 8y agoIt seems a bit hand wavvy to say all science (the thing we use to help society come to unbiased conclusions) is a lie because a food company paid a scientist to write a biased paper. I can see where this is going though.
- aviv 8y agoHard to change the mind of a person who believes science is used to direct society towards unbiased conclusions. You are putting a lot of faith in many powerful organizations that work tirelessly to control your state of mind and lifestyle habits.
- xamarinthrw 8y agoWrong thing will not be tolerated. Don't you try to take us out of the matrix. I'm happy here
- gsich 8y agoso you don't have knowledge and experience. Good to know.