dspeyer comments on The noncentral fallacy - the worst argument in the world? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dspeyer 29 September 2012 02:16:35PM 1 point [-]

Do we ever succumb to the worst argument in the world in non-moral issues?

You're worried about bugs in this system. Bugs can be caught by unit tests. Therefore we'll add unit tests and you can stop worrying.

In fact, I am worried about the sort of bugs unit test won't catch.

Comment author: ikrase 13 December 2012 08:33:49PM 0 points [-]

Also lots of pseudoscience.

But modern drugs are poisonous is the most common one, as well as anytime anybody says 'communism' ever these days.