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by tivert 714 days ago
> I've had this point of view for years; I would love to refine, abandon, or update my perspective as necessary. Please tear into it!

I think he's telling you to do that work yourself, because he doesn't want to do it and he's also not the best equipped to do it either.
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MarkusQ 714 days ago
So..."I know you're wrong but I can't/won't say what about, how or why I know it, or otherwise back up my claim"?

This sounds like just another way of saying "I don't like your conclusions, but I can't see a good way to refute them."

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webstrand 714 days ago
It's a very long argument and not easily structured into claims. It takes a lot of time to engage with such arguments.
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tivert 714 days ago
> This sounds like just another way of saying "I don't like your conclusions, but I can't see a good way to refute them."

No, I don't think so. It sounded more like "your conclusions are not new and wrong, but to refute them would require more effort than I'm willing to invest in replying to a rando's internet comment," which is a totally legitimate stance.

It's sort of like coming across someone in a forum who claims to have invented a perpetual motion machine, noting that they lack fundamental knowledge, but declining to volunteer to be their Physics 101 teacher.

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