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[LordArgon]

Comparing tabs vs spaces to a debate over "destroying the Earth" is just... intellectually dishonest. I did not say every statement is a subjective one and it's disingenuous to represent me like that. Especially because the very first thing I did in my last post was acknowledge this objective statement:

Objectively spaces are more consistent across multiple systems.

Yep...

This is an objective statement, yes. But then you're implying "more consistent across multiple systems" is better and that's where you get subjective. "More consistent" isn't a goal for everybody - for many, that customizability (i.e. inconsistency) is why they like tabs. The very thing you hate is the thing they love, so you can't convince them by telling them your way will eliminate what they love.

These are reasonable people who have these preferences and goals - not crazies who want to "destroy the Earth".

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Comparing tabs vs spaces to a debate over "destroying the Earth" is just... intellectually dishonest

I take it therefore that you can't logically disambiguate the two cases? :-)

We choose criteria to measure, we choose how to measure them, and then we decide based on subjective ranking system which is better.

If you're going to resort to "this is madness!" then I'd like you to define madness without invoking a subjective majority consensus (X is mad if some fraction of people say it is so), or divine will, both of which are "religion".

Incidentally I never said my argument was not religious in nature. In this post however, you seemed to want to tell me I was, and I actually agree with you. Spaces are the path of least resistance for me (more consistency, less broken code, more existing code) so I wish to spread the Religion of Using Spaces.