On 04/02/2017 05:10 PM, Ben Finney wrote: > <snip> > Ideas are not people, and are not innate to the person who holds them. > An idea is not deserving of respect; that respect must not be assumed, > it must be earned. > > More importantly, ideas inform behaviour. That is what makes robust > criticism of bad ideas so important. > > Once an idea is expressed or demonstrated through behaviour, that idea > or behaviour is not innately deserving of respect, and it becomes fair > game for open criticism. > > What we need to always keep in mind is that the *idea* should be > criticised, without attacking the *person*.
Very well said. Thank you. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list