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>We're not talking about censorship of valid information. It's censorship of invalid information. Might be a good idea to stock more history books in your libr

>We're not talking about censorship of valid information. It's censorship of invalid information. Might be a good idea to stock more history books in your library because that is precisely the same hubristic logic used by authoritarians throughout all time. Ever so many of mankind's greatest scientific discoveries and moral progressions were deemed "invalid information" by "senior members of society", which is why the great thinkers of the Enlightenment fought for freedom of speech, thought, and information. It seems we no longer truly value those things as we are increasingly relying upon corporations to decide for us what is true and what isn't.

killjoywashere 8y ago
We're not throwing anyone in jail, no one's liberty is being compromised. As for the great thinkers of the enlightenment, I think you would find them squarely in the camp of both not putting people in jail, while at the same time supporting the actions of private citizens to suppress scientifically invalid information. * "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ― Benjamin Franklin * "Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition." - Adam Smith * "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." ― Benjamin Franklin * "It is difficult to free fools from the chains their revere." - Voltaire * "We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter." - Diderot * "That Politics may be Reduced to a Science" - title of 1741 essay by Hume. * "One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant." - Locke * "The supreme mystery of despotism, its prop and stay, is to keep men in a state of deception" - Spinoza Shall I go on?
- 50656E6973 8y ago
  None of those quotes imply tacit support for mass censorship, and if you were aware of their actual historical context you'd realize it's quite the opposite. You are clearly ignorant of how many of those thinkers were persecuted and censored by "senior members of society" because their ideas were deemed "invalid information"-- which is why so many people had to give their lives so that we could inherent their wisdom. Allowing people to say things we disagree with is essential to real intellectual progress. Here's a good starting point if you'd like to learn more: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire

killjoywashere 8y ago

We're not throwing anyone in jail, no one's liberty is being compromised. As for the great thinkers of the enlightenment, I think you would find them squarely in the camp of both not putting people in jail, while at the same time supporting the actions of private citizens to suppress scientifically invalid information. * "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ― Benjamin Franklin * "Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition." - Adam Smith * "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." ― Benjamin Franklin * "It is difficult to free fools from the chains their revere." - Voltaire * "We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter." - Diderot * "That Politics may be Reduced to a Science" - title of 1741 essay by Hume. * "One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant." - Locke * "The supreme mystery of despotism, its prop and stay, is to keep men in a state of deception" - Spinoza Shall I go on?

50656E6973 8y ago
None of those quotes imply tacit support for mass censorship, and if you were aware of their actual historical context you'd realize it's quite the opposite. You are clearly ignorant of how many of those thinkers were persecuted and censored by "senior members of society" because their ideas were deemed "invalid information"-- which is why so many people had to give their lives so that we could inherent their wisdom. Allowing people to say things we disagree with is essential to real intellectual progress. Here's a good starting point if you'd like to learn more: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire