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Yes, the idea that we must be fair to all opinions, no matter how silly, is also a bad one.

• Lawtonfogle 11y ago
  But it must be countered by the fact that some valid opinions of today were the silliest of the past. Consider how many things we accept as valid today (say opinions related to equality) were once almost blasphemous to mention. It would be arrogant of us to assume we are not making similar mistakes.
  • engi_nerd 11y ago
    You raise a good point that I hadn't thought about. I suppose the lesson is to keep an open mind, but not so open that our brains fall out.
    • Lawtonfogle 11y ago
      I'm just worried that among progressives of the past, many open minded positions of today would have been 'opening your mind til your brain fell out'. Consider what people would've said a century ago if you brought up homosexuals marrying or transsexual acceptance. What today seems a strange to use as those concepts seemed a to progressives a century ago?
      • engi_nerd 11y ago
        Any ideas for how we can guard against this?