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> Aine Wrote:
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> > Hollow and false according to whom?
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> A question whose assumptions are authoritarian.
> Hollow and false according to evidence and good
> arguments—and if you ask “good arguments
> according to whom?” you are merely reasserting
> those assumptions.
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> If people can not assess evidence or follow an
> argument, it’s their problem. We do not limit
> the discussion to their capacity.
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> M.
Very good. But you didn't answer my other question. Which arguments in this discussion are hollow and why?
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> Aine Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hollow and false according to whom?
>
> A question whose assumptions are authoritarian.
> Hollow and false according to evidence and good
> arguments—and if you ask “good arguments
> according to whom?” you are merely reasserting
> those assumptions.
>
> If people can not assess evidence or follow an
> argument, it’s their problem. We do not limit
> the discussion to their capacity.
>
> M.
Very good. But you didn't answer my other question. Which arguments in this discussion are hollow and why?
You can’t use reason to convince anyone out of an argument that they didn’t use reason to get into.~Neil deGrasse Tyson
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