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> you should not try to discredit anyone for holding a set of beliefs You should discredit the beliefs (if they are not factual), and discredit people who know
by galaxyLogic 5y ago
> you should not try to discredit anyone for holding a set of beliefs
You should discredit the beliefs (if they are not factual), and discredit people who knowingly spread misinformation. AND you you should question at least privately whether they truly hold those beliefs or merely say they do.
Rumors. Think why spreading rumors is considered bad and unethical? It is because many people will believe them and thus get mislead. And whoever spreads the rumors typically somehow gains from doing so, perhaps simply by getting the attention of other people. When you get people to listen to you, and "believe" you, you are in a better position.
- necovek 5y agoFWIW, I was not concerned with malice: that one is, I think, obvious (might still be hard to figure out, but it's clear where our moral compass should steer). However, on the topic of "if they are not factual", how do you practically check that? Seriously, do you exclude all prejudice, and if I give you two contradicting sources, how would you establish which one is "factual"?