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It's very different to defend one's beliefs vs. one's right to their beliefs. As Voltaire's biographer said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend t
by nitrogen 6y ago
It's very different to defend one's beliefs vs. one's right to their beliefs. As Voltaire's biographer said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
- alfiedotwtf 6y agoDo you defend people who say COVID is a conspiracy and we should all open schools, go to work, go to parties? Some beliefs are not worth defending
- nitrogen 6y agoI do, particularly when expressed politely, and then I disagree politely. If they can express their beliefs, and I can express mine, then we can try to communicate the truth. But any widespread belief that gets suppressed will fester and spread underground. And again, I am not defending the belief itself, but the expression thereof.