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You can understand people and where they come from, information about why they believe what they believe. But it's naive to think this can always foster common
by wnkrshm 4y ago
You can understand people and where they come from, information about why they believe what they believe. But it's naive to think this can always foster common ground - some beliefs are entirely incompatible with the existence of the listener.
- Cthulhu_ 4y agoI've heard a good one about that; there's opinions and there's morals. You can debate about whether, idk, donuts are good or not; that's a personal opinion, the stakes are pretty low with that. But other disagreements are on a moral level; things like racism, some people are morally bankrupt and have Strong Beliefs about what should happen with people not like them. I don't believe you can (or should) debate with people like that. And I think that the anti-science 'debates' can also hit people on a moral level; how DARE you hold these strong beliefs that do hold up to scientific scruteny? (think flat earthers etc).
- fluoridation 4y agoI completely disagree. Silence is implicit agreement in some (and I would argue most, at one time or another) people's minds. A fringe mentality that doesn't encounter any push-back will tend to exacerbate itself further and further. If an idea is not factually wrong anyone can be convinced of it. Anyone can be made racist or tolerant given the right argument.