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RationalCat's avatar

Well please forgive me for I'm just completely bitter towards this universe. I'm one of the people who love truth and hate hypocrisy http://www.overcomingbias.c... Hence I don't fit into this universe. I won't have any kids for I'm not enough of a sadist to bring new lives into this slaughterhouse. That's it.

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David Gretzschel's avatar

Forgive me for coming across as combative. My concern is not with sides, especially when I'm here. The local norms as I understand them, are about modelling "the problem" accurately. Or trying to, anyway. So the words we choose, their connotation matter. If you disagree with that premise, well.... I wrote paragraphs already, trying to work with your usage of "brainwashing", but deleted them, because I just don't like writing like this. It feels like wasted time.

I listened and I understand what you're saying, but I can't answer it, because I either have to ignore your terms and use mine, which would mean I'd talk past you, or I'd have to accept your imprecise, abstract, overdramatic terms, which I don't want.

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