Nice quote.

On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???>
wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 06:04:11PM +0000, Rainer Weikusat wrote:
> > Steve Litt <slitt@???> writes:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > Over a year ago, on my systemd debating page, I wrote a section on
> > > debating Poettering himself, and that section refers heavily to the
> > > video you mention:
> > >
> > >
> http://troubleshooters.com/linux/systemd/debating.htm#debating_poettering
> >
> > Hmm ... the way to debate people who simply cook up whatever bullshit
> > suits them is "You don't" as that's a hopeless quest: Refuting bullshit
> > usually takes some amount of research and will end up in a complicated
> > statement someone who isn't an expert in the subject matter likely won't
> > understand (and if that someone was such an expert, he wouldn't have
> > fallen for the BS in the first place). Bullshit can also be taylored to
> > the preferences of an audience while statements of fact can't, hence,
> > the audience will usually like the BS (and the guy who utilizes it)
> > better. Lastly, this is an eternal uphill battle because someone who
> > isn't overly concerned with technical accuracy and logic can cook up
> > more bullshit much faster than it could be refuted.
>
> Mark Twain said it thus:
>
> “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on
> its shoes.”
>
> -- hendrik
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