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pavel, that's a fair point. Those were a bit too broad of brush-strokes I painted. What I was masking is my internal frustration with how fundamentally un-acce
by rkalla 15y ago
pavel, that's a fair point. Those were a bit too broad of brush-strokes I painted.
What I was masking is my internal frustration with how fundamentally un-accepting we are of each other's differing opinions in popular culture/media now. I can't remember the last political debate I saw on TV that:
1. Actually answered the question and didn't just hit talking points.
2. Constructively analyzed the differences of opinion.
I am sure there are pockets of civil debate and I don't want to wave-away the folks that are making an effort to. I should have been more honest about what I was critiquing.
- JoachimSchipper 15y agoIt's possible to overdo "civil", though. Consider the belief that the sun orbits the earth: a televised debate in which several accomplished scientists respectfully engage some crazy is civil and will teach the average layperson something, but it gives the belief far too much credibility. Even with the extra information, the layperson may consider it more probable that the sun orbits the earth after the debate, which means that the general belief is less accurate afterwards. [Yes, I'm aware that we live in a relativistic universe in which the sun is no more the center than the earth or any other point; but you get the idea.]