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Opposing an "appeal to authority" is not the claim that "all opinions have equal weight", it's that "all opinions should be heard." Ideas aren't weighed, anyhow
by iaygo 13y ago
Opposing an "appeal to authority" is not the claim that "all opinions have equal weight", it's that "all opinions should be heard." Ideas aren't weighed, anyhow, they're either falsified, or not.
If you cannot explain your idea to an intelligent layman then this is prima facie evidence that you do not understand it yourself.
- cashmonkey85 13y agoLike when that pseudointellectual tried to explain the theory of relativity. Anyone with intuition would know it was bullshit.
- iaygo 13y agoIt's hardly fair to allude to one of the deepest theories we have. Besides which, in all such cases, there are many popular works available for explanatory purposes.