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Isn't this ultimately what happened to Socrates himself? (I don't think enough people take the lesson from this of "it doesn't matter if you're right if you're
by pjc50 1y ago
Isn't this ultimately what happened to Socrates himself?
(I don't think enough people take the lesson from this of "it doesn't matter if you're right if you're also really obnoxious about it")
- koakuma-chan 1y agoOne lesson I learned is that you, more often than not, cannot convince a person to change their opinion by arguing with them.
- lazide 1y agoI’m pretty sure Socrates wasn’t even being obnoxious about it. The lesson I took was, he would rather be dead right, than a live liar. We all end up making that choice at some point, if we recognize it or not.