zero_call comments on An account of what I believe to be inconsistent behavior on the part of our editor - Less Wrong

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Comment author: zero_call 18 December 2009 01:16:57AM -1 points [-]

I don't buy your claim that the topic is out of context, when the context has been clearly and explicitly stated. Moreover, this is exactly the kind of hopelessly obfuscated response that engendered this topic in the first place. It's all fine and dandy to be a technical rationalist and to use technical arguments, but there are many cases (like this topic addresses) that deserve more plain speaking.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 18 December 2009 10:09:08AM 1 point [-]

I don't buy your claim that the topic is out of context, when the context has been clearly and explicitly stated.

You can't "state" the context in the sense I used the word: it's about how things are, not how one spins an argument.

Comment author: zero_call 18 December 2009 03:19:07PM -1 points [-]

So you are saying that you can't state how things are then? Interesting. I guess I will just quit making any assessments of the world around me.