David_J_Balan comments on You're Entitled to Arguments, But Not (That Particular) Proof - Less Wrong

57 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 15 February 2010 07:58AM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 16 February 2010 07:50:08AM 3 points [-]

Of course. But it is logically rude to demand some knowably unobtainable even-if-they're-right proof instead, and then toss all the other arguments out the window.

Comment author: David_J_Balan 16 February 2010 04:07:09PM 0 points [-]

Agreed