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I've no opinion. All I'm saying is, if you don't give strong evidence that it is at the idea's heart, then the argument is No-True-Scotsman. Like a lot of falla

I've no opinion. All I'm saying is, if you don't give strong evidence that it is at the idea's heart, then the argument is No-True-Scotsman. Like a lot of fallacies, there's a rather subtle ground between fallacious reasoning and legitimate argument, and I think NTS is basically in a class of problems like the ship of Theseus, that play on the distinction we commonly draw between the identity of a thing, and the thing itself.

albedoa 8y ago
> it's obviously something close, if not full NTS. > I've no opinion. Well this is a confusing line. Anyway, in addition to the other evidence provided in this thread, here is part of the Strong Towns mission statement[1]: Enduring prosperity for our communities cannot be artificially created from the outside but must be built from within, incrementally over time. 1. https://www.strongtowns.org/mission/ https://www.strongtowns.org/mission/