Pavitra comments on Was Carl Segan an Agnostic Prophet? - Less Wrong
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I'm with nhamann on this one. The question sounds like the kind of empty dispute that comes up in politically-motivated debates, like whether atheism is a religion or a tree falling in an empty forest makes a sound. The answer doesn't actually tell you anything you didn't already know.
What are the political implications of whether a tree falling in a forest makes a sound? ... logging rights?
Questions asked for political reasons are generally intended to direct outrage rather than expectation. "It makes an alberzle but not a bargulum, and I'm angry about it!"