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"Won't work" implies that I have some sort of goal of trying to convince anyone of religious truths, which I don't. I also don't think it was a tangent to say
by sdegutis 7y ago
"Won't work" implies that I have some sort of goal of trying to convince anyone of religious truths, which I don't.
I also don't think it was a tangent to say that _why appeals to a religious desire within us. It's philosophical but on topic.
But maybe it was a tangent to lament the constant stream of missed opportunities for genuinely profound discussions on HN.
- dang 7y agoHN isn't capable of genuinely profound discussions about religion. Probably no large, public internet community is. "Won't work" isn't saying anything about your goals, only about the subthreads such comments lead to.
- sdegutis 7y agoI suppose you're right. Even the intellectual elite becomes irrational in the face of discussions over religion. Which explains why they replace it with discussions over politics, whereby they can at least exercise their agnosticism through amiable acceptance of their disagreements.