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> Good ideas win. The better argument will prove persuasive We don't value free speech because "good ideas win", there's nothing "optimistic" about it, we do k

> Good ideas win. The better argument will prove persuasive We don't value free speech because "good ideas win", there's nothing "optimistic" about it, we do know that bad ideas also win, sometimes on the back of/with the help with said free speech (history has showed us that), so tying the idea of free speech with its perceived usefulness/effectiveness is a fallacy, that's not the reason why we should value it. We should value free speech for its sake only.

rriepe 6y ago
Where have bad ideas won under free speech?
jturpin 6y ago
I agree. You can extend this idea to the idea of freedom of religion - the goal isn't to have some Free Market of religion where the "good ones" win and the bad ones die off, it's just a fundamental human right. Same as speech.