On 14/07/17 01:43 PM, Brian K. White wrote:
The idea of stagnation or inflexibility does not apply to basic principles. If we decided 100, or 50,000 years ago that murder is wrong, when does that idea expire?
There are quite a few direct and indirect logical fallacies there, quite apart from it being a ridiculous counterargument. It bring to mind this latest 'bon mot' by yet another politician: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/14/forcing-facebook-google-t... <quote> This situation led tech reporter Asha McLean from ZDnet to ask the prime minister: “Won’t the laws of mathematics trump the laws of Australia? And then aren’t you also forcing people onto decentralised systems as a result?” To which Turnbull replied: “The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia.” Just how the law of Australia will override mathematics is still unclear. </quote> -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org