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0 pointsfoxglacier24d ago0 comments

That's an assertion, not a thought experiment. You can't logically reach the conclusion ("It won't") by thinking about it. But it doesn't sound so grand if you say "The assertion I use constantly to explain this".

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mold_aid24d ago

To be fair, the post being replied to is arguing by assertion as well. "The core ideas are all there" is pure if-you-say-so stuff.

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0 pointsfoxglacier24d ago0 comments

That's an assertion, not a thought experiment. You can't logically reach the conclusion ("It won't") by thinking about it. But it doesn't sound so grand if you say "The assertion I use constantly to explain this".

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mold_aid24d ago

To be fair, the post being replied to is arguing by assertion as well. "The core ideas are all there" is pure if-you-say-so stuff.

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