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"I am physically and mentally capable of reading each of the words in this [comment], in sequence, and I understand every one of them having either learned them

"I am physically and mentally capable of reading each of the words in this [comment], in sequence, and I understand every one of them having either learned them in school or from context at some point in my life. And yet when I attempt to, an overwhelming feeling of stupidity envelopes me." --You, two days ago. I know my comment won't likely change your mind, but given your "start listening to the skeptics" stance, perhaps this is a tiny impulse. Genuinely hope you get better.

NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago
Yes, please take my words out of context to show how principled a debater and how correct you are in all things. There is nothing wrong with that at all. I believe it's the very first bullet point in the leftoidy new book titled "Fallacies to Win With" published just a few weeks ago. > I know my comment won't likely change your mind You make no real argument. You didn't dispute any of my points. You didn't even attempt to show how good your character or judgement were, so that I might respect you as a person and maybe defer to your own judgement. You might have preached over-caution, which isn't fundamentally flawed as a concept, often just too expensive to consider. No, you dug into the comment history, quoted something without even giving a hint what it was about. Of course you won't change my mind. Minds should only be changed carefully, after new information is presented, or a new way of thinking about difficult problems is illustrated. > your "start listening to the skeptics" stance, perhaps this is a tiny impulse. In what sort of delirious fever dream do you imagine yourself on the side of the skeptics?
- simbolit 3y ago
  > new book titled "Fallacies to Win With" Couldn't find anything with that title. Care to give me a link or ISBN or something? > the side of the skeptics is there a "mainstream" side and a "skeptics" side? is there only one skeptic side? is it possible to be a skeptic of a non-mainstream opinion? is it possible to be skeptic of what you write, even though you are skeptic of the mainstream opinion? > delirious fever dream I actually just took my temperature, it's 36.3 - make of that what you will. Or don't.

NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago

Yes, please take my words out of context to show how principled a debater and how correct you are in all things. There is nothing wrong with that at all. I believe it's the very first bullet point in the leftoidy new book titled "Fallacies to Win With" published just a few weeks ago. > I know my comment won't likely change your mind You make no real argument. You didn't dispute any of my points. You didn't even attempt to show how good your character or judgement were, so that I might respect you as a person and maybe defer to your own judgement. You might have preached over-caution, which isn't fundamentally flawed as a concept, often just too expensive to consider. No, you dug into the comment history, quoted something without even giving a hint what it was about. Of course you won't change my mind. Minds should only be changed carefully, after new information is presented, or a new way of thinking about difficult problems is illustrated. > your "start listening to the skeptics" stance, perhaps this is a tiny impulse. In what sort of delirious fever dream do you imagine yourself on the side of the skeptics?

simbolit 3y ago
> new book titled "Fallacies to Win With" Couldn't find anything with that title. Care to give me a link or ISBN or something? > the side of the skeptics is there a "mainstream" side and a "skeptics" side? is there only one skeptic side? is it possible to be a skeptic of a non-mainstream opinion? is it possible to be skeptic of what you write, even though you are skeptic of the mainstream opinion? > delirious fever dream I actually just took my temperature, it's 36.3 - make of that what you will. Or don't.