Comment Re:Purists are just pragmatists who... (Score 1) 213
A pragmatist will say XYZ is impossible until an idealist proves him/her wrong, and after that the pragmatist starts taking advantage of the progress done by the idealist.
I hate to be the one that breaks it to you, but the word "pragmatist" doesn't mean anything like what you think it does. In fact, to one who does know what it means, what you wrote is little more than gibberish.
I'm aware of the formal definition of pragmatism.
You're simply being pedantic.
People who claim being guided by pragmatic logic simply take a shorter/easier route, and that because they believe the path for a pure solution - even if worthy itself - is not worth the effort compared to a half-assed and more viable alternative. - If you reduce life to numbers, why do you care about anything at all in the first place?
That kind of limiting attitude is what I'm talking about.