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> Maybe he should explain his Brexit position? Do you also think Freeman Dyson should explain his position on climate change to your satisfaction?

by krona 5y ago

blitzar 5y ago
Thats gonna be tricky, you thinking dig up the corpse and ask him or break out the Ouija board?
- dylan604 5y ago
  Either way, the point stands. Just because you don't like someone isn't really justification for asking a tough question if you're not willing to ask similar tough questions to somebody you do like.
  - 8note 5y ago
    If he doesn't want to be asked about it, he shouldnt tell the public about it.
  - teawrecks 5y ago
    I would be infinitely more interested in Freeman Dyson's position on tough topics than James'. But Freeman isn't an influential figure today, so it wouldn't be very relevant for most people. James on the other hand...
  - blitzar 5y ago
    Well it was a terrible example; asking tough questions of a dead person is an incredibly tough thing to do. Asking a nonagenarian, alive, at the tail end of their life specifically their position on climate change is hardly a "tough question" anyway. It is a question of the future, unless one is challenging them on their past misdeeds (congratulations for berating a 90 something year old), which they will sadly experience very little of. I suspect in every scenario the position of the person asking the question will be a lot more insightful. While I completely agree with your point; if for a single issue any person is giving regular interviews, putting out press releases, commenting frequently on their social media and funding single issue political campaigns, and in all ways is identifying themselves with said issue, then mentioning it is fair game.
    - dylan604 5y ago
      So you're saying you wouldn't be interested in what Einstein, Newton, Turing, etc had to opine? It seems some people are really boring around here.
      - blitzar 5y ago
        I think it would be absolutley interesting, I am not sure it would make any sense. If you rocked up at a press conference Newton was giving in 1727 and asked him his opinion on Climate Change or if he thought Mexico should or would pay for the wall what does one expect the answer to be? Perhaps Nero would be better to ask about the wall, you might need to explain the whole fall of the roman empire, the sailing over the horizion, discovering americas, chucking tea into the harbour, baseball, stealth bombers, kim kardashian, twitter. And yes after all that, Nero thinks Mexico should pay for the wall.

> Maybe he should explain his Brexit position? Do you also think Freeman Dyson should explain his position on climate change to your satisfaction?

by krona 5y ago

> Maybe he should explain his Brexit position? Do you also think Freeman Dyson should explain his position on climate change to your satisfaction?

blitzar 5y ago

Thats gonna be tricky, you thinking dig up the corpse and ask him or break out the Ouija board?

dylan604 5y ago
Either way, the point stands. Just because you don't like someone isn't really justification for asking a tough question if you're not willing to ask similar tough questions to somebody you do like.
- 8note 5y ago
  If he doesn't want to be asked about it, he shouldnt tell the public about it.
- teawrecks 5y ago
  I would be infinitely more interested in Freeman Dyson's position on tough topics than James'. But Freeman isn't an influential figure today, so it wouldn't be very relevant for most people. James on the other hand...
- blitzar 5y ago
  Well it was a terrible example; asking tough questions of a dead person is an incredibly tough thing to do. Asking a nonagenarian, alive, at the tail end of their life specifically their position on climate change is hardly a "tough question" anyway. It is a question of the future, unless one is challenging them on their past misdeeds (congratulations for berating a 90 something year old), which they will sadly experience very little of. I suspect in every scenario the position of the person asking the question will be a lot more insightful. While I completely agree with your point; if for a single issue any person is giving regular interviews, putting out press releases, commenting frequently on their social media and funding single issue political campaigns, and in all ways is identifying themselves with said issue, then mentioning it is fair game.
  - dylan604 5y ago
    So you're saying you wouldn't be interested in what Einstein, Newton, Turing, etc had to opine? It seems some people are really boring around here.
    - blitzar 5y ago
      I think it would be absolutley interesting, I am not sure it would make any sense. If you rocked up at a press conference Newton was giving in 1727 and asked him his opinion on Climate Change or if he thought Mexico should or would pay for the wall what does one expect the answer to be? Perhaps Nero would be better to ask about the wall, you might need to explain the whole fall of the roman empire, the sailing over the horizion, discovering americas, chucking tea into the harbour, baseball, stealth bombers, kim kardashian, twitter. And yes after all that, Nero thinks Mexico should pay for the wall.