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> When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." > Plea

> When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." > Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

smokedetector1 2y ago
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- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
  No, they're not.
  - smokedetector1 2y ago
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- raziel2p 2y ago
  if it's become usual, maybe it's time to reconsider your arguments or phrasing?
  - smokedetector1 2y ago
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    - raziel2p 2y ago
      I don't really care if I believe you or not, you deleted your comment so I can't even see what you're referring to, but getting into unproductive arguments on the internet is just gonna make you miserable.
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    - wizzwizz4 2y ago
      People lash out at anyone who says "aha! this is evidence against materialism" in the usual case where materialism predicts exactly the same observation. There are only a few areas where common materialist and dualist models diverge: "brains are complex and hard to understand" is not one of them.
      - smokedetector1 2y ago
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- whtsthmttrmn 2y ago
  Playing the victim doesn't help advance the conversation.
  - smokedetector1 2y ago
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