Nice quote. On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Hendrik Boom <hend...@topoi.pooq.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 06:04:11PM +0000, Rainer Weikusat wrote: > > Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> writes: > > > > [...] > > > > > Over a year ago, on my systemd debating page, I wrote a section on > > > debating Poettering himself, and that section refers heavily to the > > > video you mention: > > > > > > > http://troubleshooters.com/linux/systemd/debating.htm#debating_poettering > > > > Hmm ... the way to debate people who simply cook up whatever bullshit > > suits them is "You don't" as that's a hopeless quest: Refuting bullshit > > usually takes some amount of research and will end up in a complicated > > statement someone who isn't an expert in the subject matter likely won't > > understand (and if that someone was such an expert, he wouldn't have > > fallen for the BS in the first place). Bullshit can also be taylored to > > the preferences of an audience while statements of fact can't, hence, > > the audience will usually like the BS (and the guy who utilizes it) > > better. Lastly, this is an eternal uphill battle because someone who > > isn't overly concerned with technical accuracy and logic can cook up > > more bullshit much faster than it could be refuted. > > Mark Twain said it thus: > > “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on > its shoes.” > > -- hendrik > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >
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