alt Hacker NewsThat's an assertion, not a thought experiment. You can't logically reach the conclusion ("It won't") by thinking about it. But it doesn't sound so grand if you say "The assertion I use constantly to explain this".
That's an assertion, not a thought experiment. You can't logically reach the conclusion ("It won't") by thinking about it. But it doesn't sound so grand if you say "The assertion I use constantly to explain this".
To be fair, the post being replied to is arguing by assertion as well. "The core ideas are all there" is pure if-you-say-so stuff.