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Anti-Mike commented on Kenndy's blog post 'While judging people is unfashionable, don't ever be afraid to judge ideas'
paddo commented on Kenndy's blog post 'While judging people is unfashionable, don't ever be afraid to judge ideas'"Nothing is free is it. Freedom of speech actually comes at a price - possibility of getting shot down by another freely made and possibly better hypothesis. "Taking offence" is trying to have the cake and eat it. Religious fundies need to…"
AJComix commented on Kenndy's blog post 'While judging people is unfashionable, don't ever be afraid to judge ideas'"Concise and to the point. I've had someone claim that I could harm people with "offensive" opinions, claiming that my right to free speech ended when he decided. I didn't suffer him lightly, my rebuke was none too nice."
Cara Coleen commented on Kenndy's blog post 'While judging people is unfashionable, don't ever be afraid to judge ideas'"This was an AWESOME blog post Kenndy... you eloquently put into words what I've been trying to communicate to some friends for a while. I only wish you'd posted this a few months ago! Oh well.
I get sick of the argument about the blind…"
Reggie commented on Kenndy's blog post 'While judging people is unfashionable, don't ever be afraid to judge ideas'"I am just going to let Dave G speak for me from here on out."
DeSwiss commented on Kenndy's blog post 'While judging people is unfashionable, don't ever be afraid to judge ideas'"''Refusing to publicly label a dumb idea "dumb" for fear of offending someone is - long term - as bad for society as refusing to lock away criminals because their families might be upset.''
I especially agree the…"
Dave G commented on Kenndy's blog post 'While judging people is unfashionable, don't ever be afraid to judge ideas'"I have to disagree as well, Matt. While I will assign no particular blame to ignorance, as no person can be expected to know everything, I see no need to respect it, either. If someone is venturing an opinion on a subject, it is their responsibility…"
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* Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.* Not everyone's opinions is as valid, useful or has as much merit as everyone else's in every situation.* Nobody is entitled to their own facts.* You have freedom of speech. You do not have freedom from criticism, freedom from offence or freedom from correction.The problem happened where the first axiom (a healthy recognition that other people have different opinions) turned into the second and subsequent beliefs; that everyone's opinion is equally…See More
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While judging people is unfashionable, don't ever be afraid to judge ideas
Posted on September 8, 2009 at 5:00am 9 Comments 0 Likes
* Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
* Not everyone's opinions is as valid, useful or has as much merit as everyone else's in every situation.
* Nobody is entitled to their own facts.
* You have freedom of speech. You do not have freedom from criticism, freedom from offence or freedom from correction.
The problem happened where the first axiom (a healthy recognition that other people have different opinions) turned into the second and subsequent beliefs; that… Continue
* Not everyone's opinions is as valid, useful or has as much merit as everyone else's in every situation.
* Nobody is entitled to their own facts.
* You have freedom of speech. You do not have freedom from criticism, freedom from offence or freedom from correction.
The problem happened where the first axiom (a healthy recognition that other people have different opinions) turned into the second and subsequent beliefs; that… Continue
Explaining Why It's Not Just Déjà Vu (All Over Again)
Posted on November 28, 2008 at 5:38pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
No matter how many times you experience déjà vu in your life, it never ceases to be a bizarre occurrence. While science has pretty much explained all the mystery out of awesome and strange things like the Northern Lights, eclipses, and those Magic Eye posters, it has failed to come up with a thorough explanation for déjà vu. Anne Cleary, a psychologist at Colorado State University, decided to put to the test that strange feeling where you could… Continue
When I was a kid
Posted on November 23, 2008 at 7:09pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle.
Then I realised God doesn’t work that way, so I stole
one and prayed for forgiveness.
Then I realised God doesn’t work that way, so I stole
one and prayed for forgiveness.
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- At 11:34am on January 6, 2009,
Mike said… - The argument of deflationary trends and the whiplash inflation they are predicting is where it all hangs. Everyone knows we're deflating, they just cant all agree that inflation is going to happen at a rate they can control or not. :(
- At 2:56pm on January 5, 2009, Mike said…
- Hi Kenndy, welcome to the site :)
- At 10:39pm on December 12, 2008,
davesnothome said… - That's a pretty cool story about Deja Vu, however, your music list rocks my face off.
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