Oscar_Cunningham comments on The deeper solution to the mystery of moralism—Believing in morality and free will are hazardous to your mental health - Less Wrong

-19 Post author: metaphysicist 14 October 2012 01:21PM

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Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 14 October 2012 04:52:30PM 4 points [-]

I think you still have an intellectual obligation to provide some kind of justification for making such a harsh judgment on someone else's contribution.

I disagree. There's too many idiots out there for me to provide an explanation to everyone I dismiss.

Comment author: thomblake 15 October 2012 05:31:48PM 4 points [-]

There's too many idiots out there for me to provide an explanation to everyone I dismiss.

That's fine - if you're strapped for time, you can "dismiss" them without posting anything. But if you have the time to complain, then you should make the complaints helpful.

Comment author: Will_Newsome 14 October 2012 05:12:27PM 2 points [-]

Careful with that axe, Eugene.

Comment author: Bruno_Coelho 15 October 2012 08:55:23PM 0 points [-]

Unjustified assertions could be more productive if not made. Creating fuss about idiots makes unnecessary noise. However, we could think this dismissiveness inform us about the status of the post.