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The best way to get rid of bad ideas is to not give a megaphone to the people who want to spread them. The fundamental fallacy you're making is that you're con
by Retra 7y ago
The best way to get rid of bad ideas is to not give a megaphone to the people who want to spread them.
The fundamental fallacy you're making is that you're conflating the act of judgement with the act of sentencing. What a fine world it would be if your justice system were forbidden to sentence people under the expectation that the purpose of a trial were simply to convince the accused to never do it again.
It is irrational to declare that some behavior is 'bad', yet forbid anyone from suffering meaningful consequence for engaging in it.
- pmarreck 7y agoYou’re conflating “bad ideas” with “bad sctions.”
- Retra 7y agoNo, I'm generalizing over both using an analogy. If I believe in something you consider bad, I will be gleeful that you defend my right to say it as I consistently refuse to defend yours. I will be thoroughly satisfied that you've tied your hands with rational argument as I tear apart your standing and support through every irrational means available. Rational debate is how you decide which ideas are worth keeping. It is not how you kill the ones that aren't. (You've found that it works sometimes, but you should bet actual counter-actions work far more often.)