On 4/13/13, Gwern Branwen gwern@gwern.net wrote:
My basic observation here is that inclusionism/deletionism debates seem intractable, like religion and politics, which have long been correlated with a variety of mental and neurological observations and this deep-seated roots of those beliefs seems to explain why politics is so wasteful and damaging; hence the obvious question becomes, is inclusionism/deletionism another such case?
I think there is actually a sensible middle ground, which gets lost because those with more extreme views are more vocal. That is similar to politics in a way. And why would you think that inclusionism/deletionism debates are intractable? I thought the idea that such terms should be avoided (as they are divisive) was taking hold and gaining ground?
Carcharoth