Diary (July 21, 2020)

Online diary of Karl Jones for Tuesday July 21, 2020.

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Witness the Hate

Witness the Hate

Insult or Inform?

Insult or Inform? - Pick one and optimize

Drop all moral pretense and speak to facts

He held up an admonitory hand. "Insult wastes both our time; praise arouses my suspicion. Let us drop all moral pretense and restrict our discussion to observable evidence."

"If by 'discussion' you mean 'interrogation', then by all means, let us drop all pretense that you live by any moral code whatever."

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Karl Jones (nonfiction)