Comment by mmooss
7 months ago
I did not guess any; I listed possibilities in addition to the one you hypothesized about.
Your attachment to reality seems a little weak: You make up a reason the helicopter pilot was (possibly) distracted, you make up my motivations. The way we intelligently distinguish fantasy from reality is evidence.
> I can see if you just say "ok, let's not guess and wait for the investigation", I can agree with that.
I thought you might have some evidence.
> Your attachment to reality seems a little weak > you make up my motivations
I simply asked you why you thought your guess were better. I was expecting, say link with statistics about "well these are the top factor contributing to the pilot error..."
> The way we intelligently distinguish fantasy from reality is evidence.
Sure, that's why my guess was something that can be validated. Your guesses are "cognitive overload" or "distractions in the cockpit". How do we prove those in this case.
> I thought you might have some evidence.
This is not a court case or scientific work, it's a discussion forum. You're fully allowed to guess, have "what if" scenarios, "wonder", complement people, talk about the weather, or the what you feel and like. That's perfectly ok. If you don't like what someone is saying or don't agree, it's best to offer an alternative, which you did but then when asked further you accused me of losing ties with reality. If you're not feeling ok, you simply don't have to reply. That's fine too.