Someone should point out that “That is a conversation-halter” is very often a conversation halter.
Very often? Really? Any examples you could cite for us?
An even bigger conversation halter is pointing out meta-inconsistency.
Um… no they’re not? Refuting a specific point is not the same as trying to halt a debate and stop at the current answer.
Um… no it’s not?
By ‘often’ do you mean ‘since Eliezer introduced the term he has used it as a conversation halter in every post he has made’? Although even then it didn’t so much halt the conversation as it did preface an extensive argument with reasoning.
Someone should point out that “That is a conversation-halter” is very often a conversation halter.
Very often? Really? Any examples you could cite for us?
An even bigger conversation halter is pointing out meta-inconsistency.
Um… no they’re not? Refuting a specific point is not the same as trying to halt a debate and stop at the current answer.
Um… no it’s not?
By ‘often’ do you mean ‘since Eliezer introduced the term he has used it as a conversation halter in every post he has made’? Although even then it didn’t so much halt the conversation as it did preface an extensive argument with reasoning.