wedrifid comments on Even if you have a nail, not all hammers are the same - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 01 April 2010 01:54:08AM 3 points [-]

In the other comments, people are discussing which algorithm would be more appropriate, and debating the nuances of each particular method. Not willing to take the time to understand the math, it comes across as, "This could be right, or wrong, depending on such-and-such, and boy isn't that stupid..."

It shouldn't. It should come across as "this is wrong, it can make people die, it is evil, don't listen to it."