This post publicly but non-confrontationally rebutting an argument that had been put forward and promoted by others was a tremendous community service, of a type we see too rarely, albeit far more often in this community than most. It does not engage in strawmanning, it clearly lays out both the original claim and the evidence, and it attempts to engage positively, including trying to find concrete predictions that the disputing party could agree with.
I think this greatly moved community consensus on a moderately important topic in ways that were very valuable. I will note that it’s unfortunate but indicative that SMTM never responded.
This post publicly but non-confrontationally rebutting an argument that had been put forward and promoted by others was a tremendous community service, of a type we see too rarely, albeit far more often in this community than most. It does not engage in strawmanning, it clearly lays out both the original claim and the evidence, and it attempts to engage positively, including trying to find concrete predictions that the disputing party could agree with.
I think this greatly moved community consensus on a moderately important topic in ways that were very valuable. I will note that it’s unfortunate but indicative that SMTM never responded.