This was in response to one of the replies here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=956774 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=956774 (showdead=on required to

This was in response to one of the replies here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=956774 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=956774 (showdead=on required to see) Specifically, this response is what I wanted to bring up. The fact that you can't say something doesn't mean it's true. I believe this is implicit in "So it's likely that visitors from the future would agree with at least some of the statements that get people in trouble today." In an earlier version I made this point explicitly, but it seemed repetitive, so I cut it.