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There comes a point when all the arguments are well known, the direction of travel is obvious, and there's no real grounds for disagreement given the facts. At
by regularfry 8y ago
There comes a point when all the arguments are well known, the direction of travel is obvious, and there's no real grounds for disagreement given the facts. At that point one can easily assume that the disagreement is not in good faith, and therefore not worth engaging with.
- steve_g 8y agoI think there can be good faith disagreement even when all the items you mentioned are agreed upon. The basis for the disagreements may be presuppositions, values, and priorities - people may differ here, in good faith. To use a controversial (and simplified) example, the abortion debate may result from conflicts between a women's right to autonomy over her body vs. a child's right to life. I think both sides would agree these two values are positive; the difference is which takes priority. Now it may also be true that it's not worth arguing about values, because they are not likely to change based on argument. But I still think many of these arguments are made in good faith.