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Which commenters are you referring to? You piqued my interest but nobody said stuff like “a problem for science” as far as I can tell. EDIT: this wasnt meant as

Which commenters are you referring to? You piqued my interest but nobody said stuff like “a problem for science” as far as I can tell. EDIT: this wasnt meant as a jab. I’m not well read in this topic so it’s hard for me to detect the “crypto creationists”.

gilleain 3y ago
Likely 'ezion' below, given various references to 'information' which is often a focus of Intelligent Design advocates. Also it's an odd coincidence, but there is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezion-Geber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezion-Geber - a city only mentioned in the Bible...
- lkj24ltkj 3y ago
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  - gilleain 3y ago
    What?
- icouldntresist 3y ago
  I've been noticing a lot of Christians on HN lately. I'm not saying it's a coordinated effort, but I've seen more in the past 2 weeks than I've seen in the past decade.
  - eindiran 3y ago
    If you've had an account for a decade, why are you using one that is 13 days old (ie the past two weeks)?
    - icouldntresist 3y ago
      I usually lurk, then make an account with a random password if the urge to comment comes upon me. I'll use the account until I clear my cookies and repeat the whole process. Part of this is to dodge textual analysis by ML, part of it is because I don't like feeling too attached.
  - sdflhasjd 3y ago
    IMO, there's been a bit of a tonal shift on HN since the last reddit "crisis". Possibly related.
    - ilinx 3y ago
      I came here from that event, but I’m your stereotypical left-wing atheist redditor. I guess the site is pretty heavily sectioned off, but I assumed that was the bulk of us. Editing to add: this site has been so much better for my mental health. Still plenty of bad news about the environment and large corporations, etc. but I focus less on it, and much more on topics that rekindle my passion for science and technology.
JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> Which commenters are you referring to? Not OP, but this chap [1] retraces the early stages of Kant’s thoughts on mathematics [2]. (The commenter concludes it’s all made up because it’s difficult to think about. Fortunately, Kant went further, though he, too, ultimately deus ex machina’d the ending.) [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36863039 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36863039 [2] https://www.jstor.org/stable/2184079 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2184079
- skrebbel 3y ago
  Ok fair, but I’m pretty sure that it was posted after the one I replied to.

gilleain 3y ago

Likely 'ezion' below, given various references to 'information' which is often a focus of Intelligent Design advocates. Also it's an odd coincidence, but there is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezion-Geber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezion-Geber - a city only mentioned in the Bible...

lkj24ltkj 3y ago
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- gilleain 3y ago
  What?
icouldntresist 3y ago
I've been noticing a lot of Christians on HN lately. I'm not saying it's a coordinated effort, but I've seen more in the past 2 weeks than I've seen in the past decade.
- eindiran 3y ago
  If you've had an account for a decade, why are you using one that is 13 days old (ie the past two weeks)?
  - icouldntresist 3y ago
    I usually lurk, then make an account with a random password if the urge to comment comes upon me. I'll use the account until I clear my cookies and repeat the whole process. Part of this is to dodge textual analysis by ML, part of it is because I don't like feeling too attached.
- sdflhasjd 3y ago
  IMO, there's been a bit of a tonal shift on HN since the last reddit "crisis". Possibly related.
  - ilinx 3y ago
    I came here from that event, but I’m your stereotypical left-wing atheist redditor. I guess the site is pretty heavily sectioned off, but I assumed that was the bulk of us. Editing to add: this site has been so much better for my mental health. Still plenty of bad news about the environment and large corporations, etc. but I focus less on it, and much more on topics that rekindle my passion for science and technology.

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> Which commenters are you referring to? Not OP, but this chap [1] retraces the early stages of Kant’s thoughts on mathematics [2]. (The commenter concludes it’s all made up because it’s difficult to think about. Fortunately, Kant went further, though he, too, ultimately deus ex machina’d the ending.) [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36863039 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36863039 [2] https://www.jstor.org/stable/2184079 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2184079

skrebbel 3y ago
Ok fair, but I’m pretty sure that it was posted after the one I replied to.