Feynman on censorship

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

No. You as an individual are a dummy. You can't prove anthropomorphic climate change is fake. You can't prove the election was stolen. You can't prove the earth is flat. You can't prove democrats are all satanic pedophiles. You are into way too much crazy ass bullshit. Sometimes there is such a thing as an authority. Those Germans who made an mrna vaccine within days of acquiring a covid gnome are authorities when it comes to vaccines. Tom and Ray are authorities when it comes to fixing cars. Steve Wozniak is and authority about computers. Don't believe in authority? Can the average person do your job?

[–]Penelope 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

You can't prove

Nor, can you prove many of your points without an....

Appeal to authority fallacy, also known as “argument from authority”, refers to the different ways of fallaciously using the statements or opinions of authority figures in order to support a certain conclusion. It is usually based on the assumption that something must be true if an alleged expert believes it to be true, and no other evidence is needed.

What happens when authority suppresses other authority to appear as the only authority?

History has shown that authority never lies and is always correct?

The amount of people that blindly trust that authority operates always for the "best interest of humanity" is both disturbing an appalling. Critical thinking is a forgotten skill.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

I am not doing an appeal to authority fallacy. Occasionally there are authorities. Tom and Ray really do know how to fix cars. Steve Wozniak nearly invented the home computer. Don't be a fucking idiot.

[–]Penelope 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

There, there...no need to launch so readily into slurs and slanders. It's a sign of an unsettled mind! Self discipline is important. Of course only a simpleton would assume we are talking about disputing authority over fixing a car.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Well, you are definitely not a fallacy authority. Or a logic authority. You are an authority in idiot platitudes.

[–]Penelope 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Very telling you refused to stay on topic and instead chose snark over discourse. I accept your surrender.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Surrender to anti-vax? Fuck no. If you want to die from stupid shit, go ahead.

[–]Penelope 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Are you currently taking prescribed pharmaceuticals?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nope.