@hbdchick Don't you have to decide whether you're doing scientific terminological rigor, or politics? Not sure which argument we're having.
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@Outsideness i think most people (of avg iq+) understand "pathological" as something bad and related to sickness or disease.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@hbdchick@Outsideness How about "extraordinary altruism"?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@hbdchick@LexCorvus Oh sure, a critique of "extraordinary altruism" sounds as fangy as hell. Does it come with some kind of medallion?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Outsideness
@Outsideness but it's not *meant* to be a critique, that's the whole point! my goal is get people to *understand* problem.@LexCorvus1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hbdchick
@hbdchick@LexCorvus There's a lunatic with a knife at your throat, and while I accept that understanding the situation is interesting ...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Outsideness
@Outsideness well, screaming at the lunatic "you're sick!" isn't going to help, either. (~_^)@LexCorvus1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @hbdchick
@hbdchick@LexCorvus Oh, it helps plenty in encouraging their enemies (our friends) to give up on them and cut loose.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Outsideness no, no. let's use your analogy. there's a lunatic with a knife at your throat right now! do you...@LexCorvus2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@Outsideness ...scream at him over and over "you're sick!" which only antagonizes him, or do you use your knowledge of his... @LexCorvus
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Replying to @hbdchick
@Outsideness ...mentally to get him to stop in whatever way is necessary?@LexCorvus0 replies 1 retweet 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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