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Every great advancement looks like a crackpot idea until it doesn't. The beauty of a public space is that anyone can bring their soapbox and share their beliefs
by SuoDuanDao 8y ago
Every great advancement looks like a crackpot idea until it doesn't. The beauty of a public space is that anyone can bring their soapbox and share their beliefs, that most minority beliefs are wrong doesn't detract from the value of accessible minority beliefs.
- geofft 8y agoI think there's a pretty clear distinction between ideas that are commonly seen as wrong-as-in-factually-incorrect that need to be protected for the sake of the advancement of ideas, like the earth moving around the sun, and ideas that are commonly seen as wrong-as-in-harmful, like the idea that the parents of the Sandy Hook victims are paid actors and deserve harassment and stalking.