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I ask HN fellows to reply with arguments not with anonymous downvotes.

• cousin_it 17y ago
  No, arijo, biohacker42 didn't say anything close to "rational discussion focused on discovering objective truth is just a waste of time". It's just your idea, and a stupid idea to boot. I downvoted both of your comments accordingly.
  • arijo 17y ago
    Disussing dogma is a waste of time and energy. Economic decisions should focus on solving real people problems in pragmatic terms (in an agile way if you wish). Elaborate intellectual theories, though eye-candy, do not stand on firm reality grounding (think of Locke's madman concept - one who makes impeccable and rigorous reasoning based on flawed data and assumptions). That's all I was trying to express in my comment above.
  • arijo 17y ago
    With respect to the insulting, I think it is common knowledge that the insult is the weapon of the weak.