             splitParagraphs(point.text)
           
 
-
-      SECTION null,
-        HEADING
-          style:
-            textAlign: 'left'
-            fontSize: 24
-            color: focus_color()
-            marginBottom: 25
-            marginTop: 10
-            fontWeight: 600
-
-          translator "engage.point_details_heading", 'Discuss this Point'
-
-        DIV className: 'comments',
-          for comment in comments
-            Comment key: comment.key
-
-        # Write a new comment
-        EditComment fresh: true, point: arest.key_id(@props.key)
+      if !customization('disable_comments')
+        SECTION null,
+          HEADING
+            style:
+              textAlign: 'left'
+              fontSize: 24
+              color: focus_color()
+              marginBottom: 25
+              marginTop: 10
+              fontWeight: 600
+
+            translator "engage.point_details_heading", 'Discuss this Point'
+
+          DIV className: 'comments',
+            for comment in comments
+              Comment key: comment.key
+
+          # Write a new comment
+          EditComment fresh: true, point: arest.key_id(@props.key)
 
   # HACK! Save the height of the open point, which will be added 
   # to the min height of the reasons region to accommodate the

              if !screencasting() && !embedded_demo() && fetch('/subdomain').name != 'galacticfederation'
                [
                  prettyDate(point.created_at)
                  ', '                
                ]

              SPAN 
                key: 2 
                style: {whiteSpace: 'nowrap'}

                A 
                  className: 'select_point'

                  translator
                    id: 'engage.link_to_comments'
                    comment_count: point.comment_count 
                    "{comment_count, plural, one {# comment} other {# comments}}"




    LI
      key: "point-#{point.id}"
      'data-id': @props.key
      className: "point #{@props.rendered_as} #{if point.is_pro then 'pro' else 'con'} #{if customization('disable_comments') && !expand_to_see_details then 'commenting-disabled' else ''}"
      onClick: @selectPoint
      onTouchEnd: @selectPoint
      onKeyDown: (e) =>
