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Dang, nothing I said was to instigate a flame war about religion. I think my comment history should speak for itself, there. I was defending my statement on Aq
by 52-6F-62 5y ago
Dang, nothing I said was to instigate a flame war about religion. I think my comment history should speak for itself, there.
I was defending my statement on Aquinas, and so I had to draw out the conclusion. I think that's fair.
I never directed any remark at anyone's beliefs, so I think this is all heavy-handed, but just the same I removed the offending opinions and tuned my comment to suit HN's mode.
- dang 5y agoI believe you about your intention, but we have to go by effects, not intentions [1]. What you posted was certainly a swerve into generic religious territory and the sort of thing that, based on experience, is likely to turn into a religious flamewar. The more important point here is that it's best to avoid generic tangents [2], especially on classic flamewar topics. [1] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=troll%20effects%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor... [2] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=generic%20discussion%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...