At the risk of being nit-picky, the "music" metaphor isn't any Better than the "tailor" similie.
"Though my comment about ‘the literal sense’ can be thought of as repudiation, I’d rather think in terms of course correction, or finer definition, in terms of the conversation, however ineptly I’ve expressed myself."You didn't express yourself ineptly at all. You were quite clear and you undeniably
did repudiate Mater Ter Admirabilis' comment.
They claimed that If GTV is copying the
"same bad behavior" from
"other anti-Christian sites". You, speaking on their behalf stated,
"It’s not that it’s antichristian in the literal sense." Since they
were speaking in the literal sense when making the accusation and you then said GTV's behavior is
not antichristian in the literal sense, yes, that's repudiating the original statement.
It
can be throught of that way, because it
is that way, regardless of your intent or how
you prefer to think of it or your currently stated intent. It isn't a "course correction" and their comment isn't a vehicle, either.
;-)"I think @Mater Ter Admirabilis is onto something. Maybe the terms are too strong, maybe the argument is not sound in its expression..."What they're onto is being
incorrect, for precisely the reasons you stated in your second sentence.
;-)"I think you may agree that the world in which we live is so manipulated, so contrived, that the reaction to an introduction of algorithms, if over the top, is understandable, and perhaps in this light warranted.An "over the top" reaction is, in simple terms, an over-reaction. Almost without exception, such are based on hysteria. There's nothing warranted about doing so, least of all on a religiously and ideologically conservative site like this one.
"Like court judges, people it would seem, tend to lean to ‘the left’." "The direction where people seem to lean has little if any bearing on how they lean on GTV, which is anywhere but to the left. ;-)
"The antidote follows in the Mind of Christ, the source of life."I'm not seeing any Gospel quotes here, amigo, so I'd suggest abstaining from presuming to claim
what Christ thinks of web-site algorithms or what antidote He would suggest or even if He thinks one is necessary.
;-)"But there are and can be unintended consequences, no?"There
can be, yes. But until they are demonstrated, let us proceed from known facts and not speculation masquerading as fact.
Out of charity, I'm not going to list all the logical fallacies present in the "YouTube" example and the quote from Genesis. In short, both are non-sequiturs. An internet debate between two men is not an algorithm. Likewise, an algorithm is not the Devil in the Garden of Eden.
I prefer using logic to shape a discussion, much to the fury and frustration of those who favor rhetorical arm-waving and hyperbolic hand-wringing. That isn't, I should mention, a criticism of you personally, though it definitely applies to the person you're trying to defend.