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Comment by NaOH

20 hours ago

This site deteriorates when any of us put a personal belief above the beliefs detailed in the guidelines.

I respect your opinion, it is a valid one.

And yet, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

  • The issue is not tolerance, or intolerance; it's the site goal of pursuing "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity" and doing so while we all, among other things,

    >Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.

    >Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.

    None of that precludes us here from criticizing someone or something. It's a matter of how we hold such discussions.

    • > Don't be curmudgeonly. Thoughtful criticism is fine, but please don't be rigidly or generically negative.

      You’re being curmudgeonly.

      Please don’t break site guidelines. Take some time to review them.