Abisashi comments on Scientific Self-Help: The State of Our Knowledge - Less Wrong

138 Post author: lukeprog 20 January 2011 08:44PM

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Comment author: Abisashi 25 January 2011 04:50:17PM 0 points [-]

You are right. It's strange to see "begs the question" used properly for a change, I couldn't puzzle it out when I read it before.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 25 January 2011 04:58:04PM 0 points [-]

(nods) I know what you mean: I would have quietly assumed it was a misuse as well if you hadn't raised the question and made me consider it explicitly; I was surprised to realize that it needn't be.