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Are you really? Sincerely. Because these days, that seems to be the mode of "Debate" that is most popular, alas. I feel like anti-intellectualism has taken h
by MCRed 11y ago
Are you really? Sincerely. Because these days, that seems to be the mode of "Debate" that is most popular, alas. I feel like anti-intellectualism has taken hold, such that "Debate" at its best is citing some authority (who usually isn't really an authority, eg: a politician taking a scientific position) and much more commonly engages in ad hominem of the form of attempting to discredit people as a form of argument.
- engi_nerd 11y agoI sincerely am, here, because one of the purposes of discussion here is to talk about ideas for what they are, not for the window-dressing that they're presented with. In the vast majority of places, no, I'm not surprised at all. I agree with what you're saying.