I think that the author here is bending over backwards and trying not to offend people. They weren’t exactly successful at this, but I think that people should be charitable in interpreting this. They’re new and apparently ended up over-qualifying some statements in an effort to be more agreeable.
The underlying point is actually one of the best I have read here in some time; if this retains few upvotes, I may write something closely related to this topic, if doing so is not inappropriate. There are a lot of rather significant political issues that would have been far better resolved by pointing out, “The moral framework you are applying those facts to is abhorrent” rather than, “those facts are wrong.” This is precisely because focusing on the latter causes people to not want to believe the truth. Rejecting an argument on all proper grounds is a useful practice; this is particularly true when it relies on an appealing but deeply flawed moral premise.
I think that the author here is bending over backwards and trying not to offend people. They weren’t exactly successful at this, but I think that people should be charitable in interpreting this. They’re new and apparently ended up over-qualifying some statements in an effort to be more agreeable.
The underlying point is actually one of the best I have read here in some time; if this retains few upvotes, I may write something closely related to this topic, if doing so is not inappropriate. There are a lot of rather significant political issues that would have been far better resolved by pointing out, “The moral framework you are applying those facts to is abhorrent” rather than, “those facts are wrong.” This is precisely because focusing on the latter causes people to not want to believe the truth. Rejecting an argument on all proper grounds is a useful practice; this is particularly true when it relies on an appealing but deeply flawed moral premise.