RobinZ comments on Contrived infinite-torture scenarios: July 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinZ 25 July 2010 06:08:41PM 1 point [-]

We shouldn't be discouraged from talking about our unusual ideas with snark, counter arguments and down voting should be sufficient.

Evidence, please?

Comment author: whpearson 27 July 2010 12:31:38AM * 0 points [-]

I meant should in the normative sense. I would rather not see snark become a necessary or frequently used tool. Or do you not find snark cruel?

Comment author: RobinZ 27 July 2010 01:16:02AM 1 point [-]

Fair enough - I mistook it for a substantive claim. I am willing to defer to that preference; it is a common one, and reasonable.