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Dr. Mansa Keita
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Dr. Mansa Keita

@rasmansa

Pseudonym. Rastafari. Computer Science PhD. Chess. Dad jokes. Arsenal FC. I love to talk about politics, racism, science, and parenting.

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    Dr. Mansa Keita‏ @rasmansa 28 Nov 2020

    Unserious arguments don't need to be argued against seriously. Preserve your time and energy.

    6:08 AM - 28 Nov 2020
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      1. Dr. Mansa Keita‏ @rasmansa 28 Nov 2020

        Dr. Mansa Keita Retweeted Edward Nirenberg

        People tweeted some good points so I'll clarify: While you don't *need* or have any obligation to seriously argue against unserious arguments, you may still find value in doing so. My emphasis was on the presumed obligation.https://twitter.com/ENirenberg/status/1332104110208937988?s=19 …

        Dr. Mansa Keita added,

        Edward Nirenberg @ENirenberg
        So, every so often I get people who come to my twitter after I debunked something and tell me all about how the effort was noble but the denialists won't listen so I basically wasted my time and I should have done something else with it. I want to talk about this a bit.
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      2.  ⚒ Sam Hoadley-Brill  ⚒‏ @deonteleologist 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @rasmansa

        Not even the ones getting dangerous amounts of praise and institutional backing?

        3 replies 0 retweets 20 likes
      3. Samwell, Rhetorical Bombardier‏ @Svengelskamann1 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @deonteleologist @rasmansa

        That sounds pretty serious though.

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      2. Matt Enlow‏ @CmonMattTHINK 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @rasmansa

        What makes an argument “unserious”? Is that synonymous with “bad faith”?

        3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Dr. Mansa Keita‏ @rasmansa 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @CmonMattTHINK

        That could be one criteria I think. I think an argument has to be intellectually honest, and have reasonable awareness and knowledge. E.g an argument like "I don't understand why the n-word offends black people" is just not a serious and just deserves derision.

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      2. Higgins Says WEAR A MASK‏ @Higgins_J 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @rasmansa

        Especially when citing “science” from the 1800’s, at least half of which wasn’t... like 300 years after the scientific method was created but was still treated more like a polite suggestion and they would often skip 3-5 steps to say something racist.

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      3. Higgins Says WEAR A MASK‏ @Higgins_J 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @Higgins_J @rasmansa

        (Which is not to say people don’t still do that; it’s just a 5th grader could refute that kinda a bullshit)

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      2. Seb Adams‏ @sebling_ 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @rasmansa

        Seb Adams Retweeted Edward Nirenberg

        https://twitter.com/ENirenberg/status/1332104110208937988?s=19 …

        Seb Adams added,

        Edward Nirenberg @ENirenberg
        So, every so often I get people who come to my twitter after I debunked something and tell me all about how the effort was noble but the denialists won't listen so I basically wasted my time and I should have done something else with it. I want to talk about this a bit.
        Show this thread
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      3. Dr. Mansa Keita‏ @rasmansa 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @sebling_

        Thanks for this. Let me put an addendum on my tweet

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      1. mr common‏ @m3anderthal 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @rasmansa

        you just destroyed social media

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