MarkusRamikin comments on Reason as memetic immune disorder - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 21 September 2009 06:23:52PM 15 points [-]

Questions of race and intelligence will be settled decisively within 5 or 10 years when large scale whole-genome sequencing studies are done.

Oh, look honey! It's someone who thinks zealots are willing to change their minds when presented with overwhelming evidence!

That's nice, dear.

Comment author: MarkusRamikin 23 October 2011 07:38:51AM *  6 points [-]

Is it just me misunderstanding the subtleties of a foreign language, or is this un-LW-ishly rude?

Comment author: SilasBarta 23 October 2011 09:13:32PM 5 points [-]

It's complicated. Different people will probably interpret it differently. I figured the template is common enough that people would see it as a reference and not take the sarcasm personally, but still realize the argument rests on a shaky assumption. I got voted up a lot, so I figure people took it the way I intended.