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Why would we want to “combat” different opinions? Contrarian opinions are healthy. Dogma should always be challenged — if anything, such challenges help people
by briandear 7y ago
Why would we want to “combat” different opinions? Contrarian opinions are healthy. Dogma should always be challenged — if anything, such challenges help people better define and strengthen their own arguments. Most of us “deniers” don’t deny climate change, we just disagree with the causes and the proposed solutions. Science isn’t static, data isn’t always conclusive and outside agendas aren’t always disclosed.
- ericvanular 7y agoYou've eloquently stated my position in better words than I had used. Thank you, please feel free to chip in these thoughts on the platform
- joshypants 7y agoWow, this doesn't instill confidence in your moderation abilities. You need to show people who "disagree on the causes" the door.
- ericvanular 7y agoConversely, I think that heavy censorship of opposing ideas shows a lack of confidence in one's own opinion. If we can't debate effectively the merits of climate action in a community designed for it, then we need to work on our messaging
- joshypants 7y agoyou're going to let a bunch of astroturfing people wreck your platform and it's not going to be useful to anyone. you're being naive.