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Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event'

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Re: Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event'

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What's the implication of this comment?

It's an abbreviation meaning roughly "with the help of God."

GP is either saying something neutral with respect to Chomsky's age or being snide. I'm not sure which.

Re: Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event'

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What's the implication of this comment?

There is a group of people who see Chomsky and his "school" as Alchemy and not "science".

Minisky is one of his critics.

The comment isnt saying anything other than "there is an alternative point of view".

Re: Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event'

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the implication of this comment?

There is a group of people who see Chomsky and his "school" as Alchemy and not "science". Minisky is one of his critics. The comment isnt saying anything other than "there is an alternative point of view".

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Re: Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event'

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the implication of this comment?

There is a group of people who see Chomsky and his "school" as Alchemy and not "science". Minisky is one of his critics. The comment isnt saying anything other than "there is an alternative point of view".

The comment in question was edited.

The original comment was simply ב"ה or בס״ד

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besiyata_Dishmaya

Re: Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event'

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the implication of this comment?

It's an abbreviation meaning roughly "with the help of God." GP is either saying something neutral with respect to Chomsky's age or being snide. I'm not sure which.

My first thought was snide / next level anti-Semitic trolling. But, then I reminded myself that you shouldn't infer tone to comments online.
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