wedrifid comments on Eliezer Yudkowsky Facts - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinZ 22 December 2010 01:31:51AM 5 points [-]

Not exactly the point - I think the claim is that they would be downvoted even if they were providing modern, original content ... which I would question, even then. We've had quite successful theist posters before, for example.

Comment author: wedrifid 22 December 2010 02:12:11AM 5 points [-]

Not exactly the point - I think the claim is that they would be downvoted even if they were providing modern, original content ... which I would question, even then.

I would downvote Descartes based on the quality of his thinking and argument even if it was modern bad thinking. At least I would if he persisted with the line after the first time or two he was corrected. I suppose this is roughly equivalent to what you are saying.