Ask Me Anything #1: http://bit.ly/1HDAbxo Topics: AI, consciousness, free will, rape, public speaking, meditation, and more.
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@SamHarrisOrg I still disagree in the case of discrimination. I think you're overestimating the goodness of the attitudes of the community. -
@DonRyanMusic@SamHarrisOrg I think it does depend on the state of the idea in society. Ex: gays in Islam states would need the protection -
@edgeoforever@SamHarrisOrg I agree. There are also localized communities in the US in which a bigoted business could conceivably thrive. -
@DonRyanMusic@SamHarrisOrg National activism, publicity need to step in. Law is a blunt instrument. -
@edgeoforever@SamHarrisOrg Those are vital as well. But shouldn't there at least be a base level of legal protection from discrimination? -
@DonRyanMusic@SamHarrisOrg The base level is in 14 Amendment and state laws. Discrimination is illegal. -
@edgeoforever@SamHarrisOrg And the Civil Rights Act. But unless I misunderstood him, Sam was arguing that these laws were unnecessary. -
@DonRyanMusic@edgeoforever@SamHarrisOrg I think he's saying culture has changed enough that laws no longer necessary. I mostly disagree. - 5 more replies
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@SamHarrisOrg@ZombieDiamond I think this is the only time we disagree. Discrimination is not the same as allowing someone to look stupid.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg I don't see this as a proper analogy.To deny the holocaust is not to actively harm individuals in the way discrimination does. - 1 more reply
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@SamHarrisOrg@DonRyanMusic Also, I wouldn't want to legislate free association in something like a club, but a business is different.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg@ZombieDiamond I think you may be underestimating how institutionalized discrimination is, at least in certain locales.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg Unless you're saying they're only analogous insofar as legislation isn't the right way to discourage them--then I understand.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg and with this tweet you've committed to wasting months rebutting the false claim you're in favor of discriminationThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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ZombieDiamond Agreed. Isn't equivalent.
@SamHarrisOrg, why allow victim to be inconvenienced? Govt makes us do lots we might not want to.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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