ChristianKl comments on The Fable of the Burning Branch - Less Wrong

-19 Post author: EphemeralNight 08 February 2016 03:20PM

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Comment author: Lumifer 08 February 2016 09:00:58PM 14 points [-]

He escaped into the medium of a parable.

/rolls eyes

So, parables are now non grata on LW? Perhaps you'd like to revise the Sequences and take all parables out of it, too?

Comment author: ChristianKl 08 February 2016 09:10:54PM 0 points [-]

That's not what I said. I think that when it comes to emotionally charged topics it's important to focus on on explicit discussing of arguments.

Post shouldn't be banned because just because they spread a certain opinion or just because they use a certain style but posts that do voice problematic opinions in a non-fact based style shouldn't be here.

Comment author: Lumifer 08 February 2016 09:15:13PM 20 points [-]

posts that do voice problematic opinions in a non-fact based style shouldn't be here.

How about you start with Three Worlds Collide, then?