seer comments on Rationality Quotes Thread March 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: seer 20 March 2015 03:16:40AM *  7 points [-]

I could construct an argument which is grammatically correct and uses lies

What lies are those? What evidence convinced you that they are in fact lies?

(That's how I would start.)

Comment author: Jiro 20 March 2015 02:47:53PM *  1 point [-]

I said that I could construct such an argument. I think you'll agree that I am capable of constructing an argument that uses lies. It does not follow that I think all intelligent design proponents are liars, just that I could not reproduce their arguments without saying things that are (with my own level of knowledge) lies.

(If you really want an irrelevant example of intelligent design proponents lying, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_strategy )