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There is a different between refuting (proving it wrong) and rebutting (stating it is wrong) an idea - I've seen many rebuttals, but few refutals.

People being different should never be used as an brickbat to claim inferiority - all people are different, and equality is one of the most important values to be found.

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Totally agree - but in my opinion, and in the knowledge that this will receive a lot of downvotes, such statements don't require refuting, only rebutting. In my opinion, again, only statements which bear at least a nugget of rationality require the expenditure of one's own rationality in the effort to refute them.

I can argue my statements (and the underlying memo) do have a nugget of rationality - we can debate on that.

Also, I'm pleased to see you didnt take downvotes either.

Your civility is making it hard for me to pigeon-hole you as an unreasonable reactionary. Please desist.

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