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I groan every time I hear someone say "both sides", as if it's just not possible for there to be a simple right answer sometimes. Remember "teach the controvers
by p1necone 8y ago
I groan every time I hear someone say "both sides", as if it's just not possible for there to be a simple right answer sometimes. Remember "teach the controversy"?
Edit: not to say that pointing out that "both sides" have some sort of mistake is never valid, it's just that almost every time I see the argument it's from someone akin to a flat earther, or climate change denier, or an anti-evolutionist, who really doesn't have the facts on their side. And it's incredibly frustrating that they just expect me to respect their opinions just as much as I would respect someone who's talking points hadn't been debunked over and over already.
- weberc2 8y agoI agree, but I think “both sides” has merit when one side is trying to position themselves as champions of reason across the board. It simply isn’t true for any major political ideology (in America, anyway).
- freshhawk 8y agoBut you can use reason to work out that if people with different subjective values use perfect reason to choose their political opinions they will often end up disagreeing. So it isn't true for anyone (in this universe, anyway).
- pl1234 8y agomost people here turn flat-earther level stupid when it comes to evolution applied to humans. They don't fully believe in evolution. They are often the same people who will make fun of flat-earthers. To anyone aware of racial realities, this forum looks like a flat-earth society