I didn’t ask about the whole thing—I asked about a “significant part.”
But I brought up the example. To refute the example, you have to show that discrimination against Jews in general has gone down due to progressive thought, not just that a component of it has.
Because the real question is which is more consistent with modern progressive political views—continuing to keep Jews out of the country club or letting them in. I take it you concede that it’s the latter?
Now you’re asking about whether P(no discrimination|progressive) > P(discrimination|progressive), which is a different question. The answer to this one is also “yes to what you just literally asked”.
It’s also true that P(no discrimination|not progressive) > P(discrimination|not progressive).
To refute the example, you have to show that discrimination against Jews in general has gone down due to progressive thought, not just that a component of it has.
That may be so, but I was asking a question in order to understand and scrutinize your position. When I ask a question, and instead of just answering it you guess or imagine what argument is behind the question, and then respond to the argument and don’t answer the question, it increases the confusion and makes me suspect you are trying to dance around the issues.
Now you’re asking about whether P(no discrimination|progressive) > P(discrimination|progressive), which is a different question.
Actually not, I was asking exactly what I asked. Anyway, I take it you concede that reduction of discrimination against Jews in favor of White Christians probably is, for the most part, consistent with modern progressive political views?
When I ask a question, and instead of just answering it you guess or imagine what argument is behind the question, and then respond to the argument and don’t answer the question, it increases the confusion and makes me suspect you are trying to dance around the issues.
When you ask a question that is very peculiar as a request for information, but completely understandable as an attempt to make a fallacious argument while maintaining plausible deniability about exactly what your argument is, that increases the confusion too.
When you ask a question that is very peculiar as a request for information, but completely understandable as an attempt to make a fallacious argument while maintaining plausible deniability about exactly what your argument is, that increases the confusion too.
Perhaps, but I have not done so. Anyway, the simple way to respond to such a question and deal with the issue is to say “Yes, I agree with X but I don’t think it undermines my position for reason Y. Are you trying to make argument Z?”
:confused: The post you are responding to does not contain a question I have asked you. Besides which, it has taken a lot of patience to get answers out of you.
I assume that just now you were responding to this question:
I take it you concede that reduction of discrimination against Jews in favor of White Christians probably is, for the most part, consistent with modern progressive political views?
But I brought up the example. To refute the example, you have to show that discrimination against Jews in general has gone down due to progressive thought, not just that a component of it has.
Now you’re asking about whether P(no discrimination|progressive) > P(discrimination|progressive), which is a different question. The answer to this one is also “yes to what you just literally asked”.
It’s also true that P(no discrimination|not progressive) > P(discrimination|not progressive).
That may be so, but I was asking a question in order to understand and scrutinize your position. When I ask a question, and instead of just answering it you guess or imagine what argument is behind the question, and then respond to the argument and don’t answer the question, it increases the confusion and makes me suspect you are trying to dance around the issues.
Actually not, I was asking exactly what I asked. Anyway, I take it you concede that reduction of discrimination against Jews in favor of White Christians probably is, for the most part, consistent with modern progressive political views?
When you ask a question that is very peculiar as a request for information, but completely understandable as an attempt to make a fallacious argument while maintaining plausible deniability about exactly what your argument is, that increases the confusion too.
Perhaps, but I have not done so. Anyway, the simple way to respond to such a question and deal with the issue is to say “Yes, I agree with X but I don’t think it undermines my position for reason Y. Are you trying to make argument Z?”
I did answer it/ The answer is yes.
:confused: The post you are responding to does not contain a question I have asked you. Besides which, it has taken a lot of patience to get answers out of you.
I assume that just now you were responding to this question: