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If you’re making a claim, based on a premise; and I find your premise doubtful, it is impossible to judge the merit of your claim. So what are we supposed to do
by oneoff786 5y ago
If you’re making a claim, based on a premise; and I find your premise doubtful, it is impossible to judge the merit of your claim. So what are we supposed to do?
I observe people stating false facts on this site every day.
- xscott 5y agoI don't have an answer. I think maybe it's not so important that everyone be right all the time. I mean, it frequently seems like people are just talking past each other anyways. However, I'm pretty certain that when someone says, "do you have a reference for that" or similar, what they really saying is "I think you're a fucking liar". So really, they're being antagonistic and dishonest about it. It's passive aggressive.
- oneoff786 5y agoInteresting. I rarely think anyones a liar. I almost always think people are misinformed, unintentionally making poor assumptions, or just deluding themselves with extremely weak evidence that fits their mental model.