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And the point of discussion is..? I like the method because you can learn why people believe something along the way. Sometimes you might even change your own
by smokeyj 9y ago
And the point of discussion is..?
I like the method because you can learn why people believe something along the way. Sometimes you might even change your own view based on their reasoning.
- onion2k 9y agoAnd the point of discussion is..? To discover what others think, know, or believe; not to change their mind.
- hbarka 9y agoWas it mentioned that the intent is to have the other change their mind?
- miguelrochefort 9y agoWhat's the difference?
- mathgeek 9y agoGrab a dictionary and look up "discussion", then look up "argument".
- jasonkostempski 9y agoDiscussion: consideration of a question in open and usually informal debate. Argument: the act or process of arguing, reasoning, or discussing.
- miguelrochefort 9y agoSo, no difference?
- terheyden 9y agoWhy do you think Socrates himself used this method?
- xchip 9y agoThe point is that people do lower their level of confidence when they cannot prove their claims.
- smokeyj 9y agoAnd this is exactly what the method accomplishes! Might as well call it verbal debugging.
- xchip 9y agoExactly, that is what makes the method great, because it could be us holding the wrong belief and this helps us learn too.