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A wikipedia of arguments you can refer to in public discussions.

by manx 5y ago

muzani 5y ago
Especially religion and politics.
accrual 5y ago
It's not quite the same, but I feel the Talk pages on Wikipedia are often overlooked as a source of interesting debate, related topics, and other curiosities.
arduinomancer 5y ago
I’ve had this same idea too What if there were a “structured arguments” wiki Each topic could have some tree structure, like side A has a list of points, click each point to see side B’s reply Reducing debates down to their atomic points without all the fluff of reading a flame war thread Everything must be written with the clarity and succinctness of Wikipedia including sources
- manx 5y ago
  Exactly! And the problem is way more difficult than it sounds. I'm working with a group of interested people on this. Here is an intro: https://github.com/canonical-debate-lab/paper https://github.com/canonical-debate-lab/paper If you're interested, please get in touch.
janlin1999 5y ago
For what it's worth, I've been overseeing the development of https://thoughtliner.com https://thoughtliner.com Perhaps the most developed demonstration is at https://thoughtliner.com/thought/11 https://thoughtliner.com/thought/11 (click on the button to show responses to see more). The site is maybe 50% of what I would consider MVP, but work on it has been mostly dormant for the last several months. A more serious effort might resume in 2022. I started working on it because I thought it could help me organize my own thoughts. It could be a useful resource for people, but I also think the interested audience would be fairly niche. As you dig into various arguments, the topics can easily become fairly esoteric or technical. If you have interest in it (e.g. you have ideas to contribute or just want to be informed of a "launch"), you should be able to reach me at support@ the domain.
- manx 5y ago
  A thought can be anything, right? How is this different than a forum?

A wikipedia of arguments you can refer to in public discussions.

by manx 5y ago

A wikipedia of arguments you can refer to in public discussions.

muzani 5y ago

Especially religion and politics.

accrual 5y ago

It's not quite the same, but I feel the Talk pages on Wikipedia are often overlooked as a source of interesting debate, related topics, and other curiosities.

arduinomancer 5y ago

I’ve had this same idea too What if there were a “structured arguments” wiki Each topic could have some tree structure, like side A has a list of points, click each point to see side B’s reply Reducing debates down to their atomic points without all the fluff of reading a flame war thread Everything must be written with the clarity and succinctness of Wikipedia including sources

manx 5y ago
Exactly! And the problem is way more difficult than it sounds. I'm working with a group of interested people on this. Here is an intro: https://github.com/canonical-debate-lab/paper https://github.com/canonical-debate-lab/paper If you're interested, please get in touch.

janlin1999 5y ago

For what it's worth, I've been overseeing the development of https://thoughtliner.com https://thoughtliner.com Perhaps the most developed demonstration is at https://thoughtliner.com/thought/11 https://thoughtliner.com/thought/11 (click on the button to show responses to see more). The site is maybe 50% of what I would consider MVP, but work on it has been mostly dormant for the last several months. A more serious effort might resume in 2022. I started working on it because I thought it could help me organize my own thoughts. It could be a useful resource for people, but I also think the interested audience would be fairly niche. As you dig into various arguments, the topics can easily become fairly esoteric or technical. If you have interest in it (e.g. you have ideas to contribute or just want to be informed of a "launch"), you should be able to reach me at support@ the domain.

manx 5y ago
A thought can be anything, right? How is this different than a forum?