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"Fake news" isn't illegal. Piracy is.

• PrefixKitten 6y ago
  I find the notion of owning scientific knowledge kind of unsettling...
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  • crawfordcomeaux 6y ago
    This is because science has yet to prove ownership isn't a real concept.
• jtbayly 6y ago
  There's plenty of illegal stuff on Twitter, too.
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• LargoLasskhyfv 6y ago
  Thundering voice from the heavens above: THOU SHALT NOT LIE! edit: just cited THE supralegal authority here, regarding fake nyuz...
  • xamuel 6y ago
    It is a common misconception that "Thou shalt not lie" is a divine commandment from God. You're probably thinking of "Thou shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor" (Exodus 20:16), which is more specific.
    • LargoLasskhyfv 6y ago
      The specifics must have been lost in translation on their way to me ;-)
    • pretendscholar 6y ago
      I wish I could read ancient aramaic because I'm pretty sure they don't literally mean its fine to lie about anything that doesn't involve someone living nearby.
      • ska 6y ago
        I suspect even in the translation, neither "neighbor" nor "false witness" are meant in the way you are inferring. It should be probably read something like : don't swear to untrue things about your countrymen.
        • pretendscholar 6y ago
          That's what I meant but I could have been less terse. It probably refers to the tribe of the Israelites so clan is probably closer than countrymen.
          • ska 6y ago
            Ah, fair I misread you.
• sam_lowry_ 6y ago
  You mean, sharing is illegal unless done in a controlled way?