No, that's not the overall point. The discussion went in the opposite direction: from singular debates over utilitarian charity[1], iq[2], race[3], etc to a met

No, that's not the overall point. The discussion went in the opposite direction: from singular debates over utilitarian charity[1], iq[2], race[3], etc to a meta level of isolated (selective) demands for rigour. The overall conclusion is in the title. [1] http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/08/30/military-strikes-are-an-extremely-cheap-way-to-help-foreigners/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/08/30/military-strikes-are-an... [2] http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/11/does-the-glasgow-coma-scale-exist-do-comas/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/11/does-the-glasgow-coma-s... [3] http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/12/does-race-exist-does-culture/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/08/12/does-race-exist-does-cu...