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I literally could not disagree with you more. Arguing with someone on the internet (while almost always pointless) means I'm talking with someone whose motivat

I literally could not disagree with you more. Arguing with someone on the internet (while almost always pointless) means I'm talking with someone whose motivations I don't know. Are they being disingenuous, trolling, are they quoting something exactly but missed the context? On the internet, you don't get the benefit of the doubt -- you need to prove to me that you're making an attempt at having a real conversation, and if you can't provide a source that you presumably have already seen -- but I haven't -- that is nearly the lowest barrier of proof I can set.

austincheney 8y ago
> On the internet, you don't get the benefit of the doubt -- you need to prove to me Why? Why not disprove it yourself? In science theories can never be proven, but they can certainly be disproved. Mandating people never form an original opinion without first proving it to you sounds incredibly ignorant and hopelessly entitled.
- davvolun 8y ago
  > incredibly ignorant and hopelessly entitled Sure. Thank you for staying away from personal attacks during the debate. I explained why a random person on the internet doesn't get the benefit of the doubt -- particularly when you raise a point and the other person turns around and claim you're being ignorant or entitled. > In science, theories can never be proven That's not really accurate. Within a reasonable set of assumptions, I feel pretty confident I can prove to most people that 2+2 = 4. That doesn't mean it's not "proven;" it just means there are conditions on the proof -- reasonable conditions. > Mandating people never form an original opinion without first proving it to you That just grossly misrepresents what my argument is. Further evidence that random people on the internet need to demonstrate they are making good faith arguments, otherwise you get this nonsense. So... thanks for making me feel more certain I'm right on this issue.

austincheney 8y ago

> On the internet, you don't get the benefit of the doubt -- you need to prove to me Why? Why not disprove it yourself? In science theories can never be proven, but they can certainly be disproved. Mandating people never form an original opinion without first proving it to you sounds incredibly ignorant and hopelessly entitled.

davvolun 8y ago
> incredibly ignorant and hopelessly entitled Sure. Thank you for staying away from personal attacks during the debate. I explained why a random person on the internet doesn't get the benefit of the doubt -- particularly when you raise a point and the other person turns around and claim you're being ignorant or entitled. > In science, theories can never be proven That's not really accurate. Within a reasonable set of assumptions, I feel pretty confident I can prove to most people that 2+2 = 4. That doesn't mean it's not "proven;" it just means there are conditions on the proof -- reasonable conditions. > Mandating people never form an original opinion without first proving it to you That just grossly misrepresents what my argument is. Further evidence that random people on the internet need to demonstrate they are making good faith arguments, otherwise you get this nonsense. So... thanks for making me feel more certain I'm right on this issue.