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> I think "attacking" Crazy New Ideas is how we develop them, iron out the kinks and test our understanding. Criticism is the crucible in which crazy new ideas
by npsimons 5y ago
> I think "attacking" Crazy New Ideas is how we develop them, iron out the kinks and test our understanding.
Criticism is the crucible in which crazy new ideas are forged into crazy viable ideas.
> However, the main problem I have with with this article is that it divides people into domain experts and the rest.
Let's be honest: in this day and age "the rest" are far too vocal and need to STFU on things which they have no knowledge. Sure, domain experts can disagree - let them be heard, but the know-nothings should be given zero attention.
- dbtc 5y agoExcept for children, who often ask the best questions.
- npsimons 5y agoAsking innocent questions is okay, good even. Five whys comes to mind. But stating opinion as fact or "just asking questions"[0] is not conducive to understanding. [0] - https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Just_asking_questions https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Just_asking_questions