&gt; So you don&#x27;t agree that the process by which someone reaches a moral position is open to question?<p>Only if you agree that it has nothing to do with the intrinsic value of the proposed ideas.<p>&gt; &quot;You&#x27;re acting like a child and you shouldn&#x27;t feel the way you do about the things I say&quot; is neither an open position nor an honest one.<p>Nor is it the position of the author. When somebody tells you to grow up, they are not telling you how to feel, but how to act based on those feelings.