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I'd appreciate if you could be mindful about the context around a quotation. > Please, remember this: using poor logic and FUD to sully a serious book (based o
by xpe 3y ago
I'd appreciate if you could be mindful about the context around a quotation.
> Please, remember this: using poor logic and FUD to sully a serious book (based on some vague implied connection to a crook) is not ok.
I wrote this because of your original comment about [William MacAskill]: "Creator of "Centre for Effective Altruism"? Longtermism? No thanks. I thought that philosophy has been debunked as a scam after the likes of Sam Bankman and others. I mean, living unethically today in order to affect future lives positively is not for me."
I'm not going to elaborate in detail about what I've already written, but your comment suggests that Sam Bankman's reputation "debunks" a book (which happens to consist of some moral philosophy, some history, and some application of the ideas to future scenarios). This is poor logic. I hope you would recognize and own this mistake.
Also, yes, I have enjoyed discussing. I have strived to not make any personal attacks, and I apologize if I'm come across as rude.