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Because it makes you uncomfortable? Or because you have reason to believe otherwise?
by junon 6y ago
Because it makes you uncomfortable? Or because you have reason to believe otherwise?
- brundolf 6y agoBecause any subjective assertion this narrow is going to be some amount of wrong.
- dkarl 6y agoDijkstra was obsessed with mathematical correctness and certainly knew it was pointless to pursue in human language speaking about complex topics. He wanted people to pay attention, and they did. I think it's a testament to the effectiveness of his writing, and proof that it was not merely inflammatory, that people still read him and debate his ideas today, when his ideas have as little mainstream acceptance as they ever had.