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0 pointsjoncrane6y ago0 comments

Good ideas were also suppressed under those conditions. Look at Galileo, Giordano Bruno, and Socrates.

Allowing all ideas a fertile ground to grow and gain followers is important.

Allowing individuals with a small social reach (e.g. live in a small, conservative, remote town) to access a wide range of ideas is important.

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sytelus6y ago

Yes, there would be false positives and false negatives. The problem is that false positive can kill people while false negatives often causes just short term inconvenience.

citruscomputing6y ago

Just wanting to clarify -- are you likening the shooter's manifesto to the works of Socrates?

joncraneOP6y ago

I'm not on the side of the shooters. Violence is extremely rarely the right option and I'm not aware of any mass shooting cases that were even close to "justified."

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