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That is not a universal truth. It can often be true. In the real world there is also hate speech, lying, cheating, and bullying and it is far from rare. You nee
by babesh 10y ago
That is not a universal truth. It can often be true. In the real world there is also hate speech, lying, cheating, and bullying and it is far from rare. You need to figure out which one it is.
- babesh 10y agoReminds me that supposedly debate in Greece originated in trying to convince others of your side rather than as a means of understanding the other side. If you go to high school debate you see this played out. Neither side arrives at the truth and many viewpoints favoring neither side get left out.
- alexryan 10y agoAgreed. The tendency to cling to views and debate rather than pursue truth is extremely unfortunate. Sam Harris gave a talk on this subject that I found quite interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOL3kUHjp2Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOL3kUHjp2Y
- vkou 10y agoNot to mention sealioning.
- dandersh 10y agoAnd in order to be able to do so you have to exposed to all of the above...as well as legitimate viewpoints that can be conflated with all of the above.