It's not grammatically correct to put (nor) in parenthesis, because it makes your non-parenthetical statement grammatically incorrect. I think it's more import

It's not grammatically correct to put (nor) in parenthesis, because it makes your non-parenthetical statement grammatically incorrect. I think it's more important that his argument is encouraging discussion. He's not trolling. He's stating his beliefs. That's worth an upvote. He's wrong and he's not arguing well but he's genuinely trying to contribute. EDIT: And apparently, defending somebody else who has an earnest opinion and making a friendly grammar statement regarding a tricky bit of language is worth downvotes too. I'm sorry. :-(