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Reminds 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
by babesh 10y ago
Reminds 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