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> "But they're really really actually super-duper truly totally bad!" isn't a valid argument, since many, many people can use it and they will. It is absurdit
by vyhd 6y ago
> "But they're really really actually super-duper truly totally bad!" isn't a valid argument, since many, many people can use it and they will.
It is absurdity to make the claim that, since anyone can say anything, no meaningful concept of objectivity can exist. Interesting how often it recurs in "free speech at any cost" argumentation.
- concordDance 6y agoObjectivity applies to positive statements, not normative ones.
- vyhd 6y agoNormative statements are based on one's observations and interpretations of facts, and that basis can be meaningfully scrutinized.