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Comment author: buybuydandavis 24 March 2015 07:41:01PM 0 points [-]

The ideological Turing Test probably suffers from differences in language usage and style. It's the difference between understanding the theory, and being able to impersonate a style convincingly.

As for EY's article, I think he needs to update on the evidence for bedrock differences in people's values. Just because someone is a hero in their own story, doesn't mean they're not evil in mine. And certainly, vice versa.

So let's come right out and say it—the 9/11 hijackers weren't evil mutants. They did not hate freedom.

That's just silly. They do hate freedom - by what I mean by freedom, and by what EY means by freedom.