Lumifer comments on Why Are Individual IQ Differences OK? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 21 August 2013 02:35:05PM 0 points [-]

why have a confident opinion on an inherently statistical topic?

Because for Epiphany it's not a statistical topic, it's an issue of fairness and equality -- she fights for Great Justice!

Comment author: [deleted] 21 August 2013 03:48:54PM 1 point [-]

No doubt this, too, is an ad hominem, in some sense.

Comment author: Lumifer 21 August 2013 04:18:00PM -2 points [-]

Arguments ad hominem are inappropriate for deciding the truth of the matter. They are entirely appropriate for deciding whether you want to take someone seriously or even just to talk to a person.

Comment author: [deleted] 21 August 2013 04:37:04PM 0 points [-]

We are in agreement.