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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20453568 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20453568 That being said, "Errors like this make it easier for denialists to
by throwaway5752 7y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20453568 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20453568
That being said, "Errors like this make it easier for denialists to find a technical issue and then disregard the entire message" ... it is better to entirely write them off at this point. It has been decades of proven predictions. There is no standard of proof that will change minds.
- DuskStar 7y agoThe point isn't to change the minds of the denialists. It's to create an environment in which there is no argument by which someone may be convinced to join them. And that doesn't mean "outlaw the arguments" or anything counterproductive like that! It means to counter all of the arguments individually.