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To Doomers (and accelerationists alike): A Note on Genetic Fallacy (zerobytes.monster)
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The original was posted on /r/singularity by /u/ScopedFlipFlop on 2024-01-22 21:05:09+00:00.

Nietzsche said that scholars often fabricate points based on little evidence to support their viewpoint.

Similarly, doomers often apply this to accelerationists such as Kurzweil.

This is an instance of genetic fallacy - whilst the initial hypothesis may come from such a desire, no accelerationist premises his entire conclusion on blind hope.

And vice versa, to the accelerationists.

In conclusion, let's stop throwing out this argument to counter anyone's opinions. I hope this makes sense.

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