I was wondering whether to make the pedantic point that sometimes people do fight fire with fire, by seeking to stop a forest fire by burning a patch in the fire’s path, so that the fire cannot leap over that patch.
I think too much pedantry can paralyse thought, but if our aim is rationality we should avoid untruths.
I was wondering whether to make the pedantic point that sometimes people do fight fire with fire, by seeking to stop a forest fire by burning a patch in the fire’s path, so that the fire cannot leap over that patch.
I think too much pedantry can paralyse thought, but if our aim is rationality we should avoid untruths.