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post by jasoncrawford · 2023-03-20T13:40:54.172Z · LW · GW · 3 comments3 comments
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comment by jasoncrawford · 2023-03-20T13:40:55.153Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
“On average, buildings that are being blasted with a firehose right now are significantly more likely to be on fire than the typical structure, but this does not mean we should ban fire departments as a clear fire hazard.” Byrne Hobart
comment by jasoncrawford · 2023-06-19T13:28:56.340Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
“You can’t deduce anything about the validity of someone’s position from their willingness or unwillingness to debate it”
Replies from: ChristianKl↑ comment by ChristianKl · 2023-06-20T11:07:48.454Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
The validity of someone's position is not the only factor that goes into willingness or unwillingness to debate but claiming that it plays no factor at all seems strange to me.