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> Debating the merits of one idea against another isn't judging anyone

Yes it is. If you say an idea is wrong, you are judging the people who believe it as deluded.

Not really. "Deluded" is not a personal characteristic, it's the receiving end of an action — a synonym of "deceived." If you concluded that the person is easily deluded or willfully wrong, that would be a personal judgment, but merely believing their ideas to be incorrect is not judging them.

I think the difference is more along the lines of:

- That person is wrong, they must be stupid.

- That person knows he's wrong and is just trying to further his own agenda.

- I think that person is wrong and they are either misinformed or know something I don't.

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