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Necrofantasia

['Member']Joined: August 21, 2019 at 06:50Last active: August 25, 2019 at 20:41None discussions17 comments

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In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
I think at the core of it is the fact you insist, time and time again, that correlation is causation. It is functional conflation even if it isn't lit...
August 23, 2019 at 19:04
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
You keep conflating separate things (correlation and causation for example) to the point I'm starting to think this discussion isn't intellectually ho...
August 23, 2019 at 18:11
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
How does actual working vision help you if it has no causal effects? Applying a coloured lens to your glasses is not "causal" to action, but it sure a...
August 23, 2019 at 17:20
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
The same way having proper blood flow is beneficial rather than detrimental. Free speech is what allows a society to thrive, diagnose, improve and cor...
August 23, 2019 at 09:28
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
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August 23, 2019 at 02:11
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
I don't believe I have dismissed them, I just am pointing out that giving authorities the tools to "protect" us by silencing others has a greater pote...
August 22, 2019 at 17:59
In: Does the world structure language or does language structure the world?  — view comment
Both, older generations structure language, which then shapes newer generations, who, as they get older, structure language again and so on.
August 22, 2019 at 03:19
In: The beliefs and values of suicide cases  — view comment
Suicide is simply rejecting your reality to the point of removing yourself from it while enduring pushback from all the physical and mental safeguards...
August 22, 2019 at 03:08
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
Turns out it was a spam filter false positive. And I'm a goofus. Confound dem sneaky newfangled thingamabobs.
August 21, 2019 at 21:55
In: Feature requests  — view comment
Oh.... well, I feel silly now. Sorry for the fuming, and thank you for the clarification.
August 21, 2019 at 21:51
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
Going to ease myself out of the discussion, because having my posts randomly deleted with no feedback is exhausting and counter to the spirit of philo...
August 21, 2019 at 21:02
In: Feature requests  — view comment
When deleting posts, maybe some sort of private message quoting the post with feedback from moderation as part of the deletion process (so we know why...
August 21, 2019 at 19:44
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
Tsk... the questions were rhetorical, but I guess it's a lost art. Ok, let's unpack this: If there was a causal connection between hate speech on its ...
August 21, 2019 at 19:29
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
I created a reply that was on topic, neutral and constructively written. It was removed within seconds. How can I find out why this was the case?
August 21, 2019 at 18:32
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
-Post redacted as I simply retyped the whole thing below thinking it was deleted-
August 21, 2019 at 18:26
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
Correlation and causation are different things. Is exposure to hate speech all it takes for individuals to start hating groups of people to the point ...
August 21, 2019 at 08:50
In: Should hate speech be allowed ?  — view comment
Disallowing or banning hate speech seems an awful lot like addressing a symptom instead of the illness itself. I'd even argue the idea that hate speec...
August 21, 2019 at 07:18
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