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Sorry I’m not a native English speaker. What does do not cross examine here mean? I thought cross examination is good?
by christiansakai 6y ago
Sorry I’m not a native English speaker. What does do not cross examine here mean? I thought cross examination is good?
- airstrike 6y agoI suppose the dialogue in comments should be closer to two researchers thinking about a problem than lawyers cross-examining witnesses in court
- christiansakai 6y agoOoh okay I get it. Thanks.
- dang 6y agoPrecisely. Your wording is reminiscent of an old thing pg wrote, which I love: Comments should be written in the spirit of colleagues cooperating in good faith to figure out the truth about something, not politicians trying to ridicule and misrepresent the other side. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=pg%20colleagues%20cooperating&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
- DEADBEEFC0FFEE 6y agoSimple, but an absolute gem.
- epanchin 6y agoI understand it to mean, do not pick at small faults in others arguments. Cross examination is good in a courtroom trial, but does detract from the flow of conversation.
- randallsquared 6y agoGood for fact-finding, if answers are required, but bad for community-building.