rkyeun comments on Religion's Claim to be Non-Disprovable - Less Wrong

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Comment author: BerryPick6 26 January 2013 11:31:58PM 0 points [-]

How so?

Comment author: rkyeun 16 August 2013 05:35:59PM *  -1 points [-]

In the direct literal sense. It wasn't a trick question. 2 + 2 =/= 7, while we're at it.

Comment author: AndHisHorse 16 August 2013 06:57:26PM 1 point [-]

If you declare that someone is wrong for not sharing your definition of a word, that is a statement about dictionaries, not concepts. And while arguing over which definition you favor might be a fun way to spend an afternoon, it is very inefficient for any other purpose.

Comment author: rkyeun 21 August 2013 01:05:16PM 0 points [-]

Which is, incidentally, why I would not recommend it happen very often. But I can't control when people choose to be more wrong rather than less.