[mehwoot]

don't see why an appeal to authority is necessary.

If you didn't want to discuss their authority, then don't bring it up- "youtube faux philosophers". You made an attack on their authority and the other person just defended it.

[davemp]

While I did make a cheap jab, my issue was that the OP used Popper's authority but substituted the argument with a "youtube faux philosopher"

[michaelchisari]

My apologies for providing a brief introduction and believing in you enough to think you could further research the source material yourself. Next time I'll link directly to a PDF of "The Open Society and Its Enemies".

[davemp]

> My apologies for providing a brief introduction and believing in you enough to think you could further research the source material yourself.

Thank you. I always appreciate some good sarcasm and condescension.

> Next time I'll link directly to a PDF of "The Open Society and Its Enemies".

Or better yet: include Popper's conculsion directly instead of inserting someone else's interpretation.