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I haven't demanded anything of anyone, but for some reason you're telling me what I cannot do. Are you a moderator?

Where people have made scientific claims I've asked them for the source of their information. This is a reasonable question - not a "demand".

When someone replies to you citing another argument, it's reasonable to read that argument and to point out any flaws in it if you see them. That's what I did here. Was I not supposed to read it?

My argument doesn't rely on any citation other than Damore's memo itself, since it is the topic of discussion. I've already provided a link to that but here it is again for convenience: [1]

I followed the witch hunt against Damore very closely both at the time and since.

Without exception, every single critique I've read of Damore's memo is either a straw man, ad hominem, or a combination of both.

If you know of any counterexamples I'm happy to review them, but please pick the strongest argument rather than a long list[2]

[1] https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3914586/Googles-I...

[2] https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gish_Gallop



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Yeah, there is a real "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" vibe to the whole woke thing. Creeps me out.

Hope I'm not speaking too soon, but it seems like actual liberals on the left are finally waking up to this Kafkaesque ideology they've been making excuses for [1]

[1] https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/





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