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Jun 17 2019 10:10pm
Quote (Thor123422 @ Jun 17 2019 02:38pm)
Because nuance is where disagreements between rational actors happens... you dont see chemists arguing over if a phenomena happens, you see arguments on things like measurements and interpretation. The "ifs" get settled in the first few minutes and isnt interesting.


This isn't chemistry. It's not an exact science.

Human social behavior is hard to study; we can't run controlled studies, and too much is left to interpretation.

It's lazy to imply that the right answers to these problems are basically known.
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Jun 17 2019 11:01pm
Quote (bogie160 @ Jun 17 2019 10:10pm)
This isn't chemistry. It's not an exact science.

Human social behavior is hard to study; we can't run controlled studies, and too much is left to interpretation.

It's lazy to imply that the right answers to these problems are basically known.


Uh huh

We never agreed to a topic, and even in social sciences the "ifs" get settled pretty quickly as "yes", "no", or "we need more information to say with certainty". Most discussions with people who know what they're talking about end in that last one by the way.

To be honest I find "debate" as most people conceive of it to be a giant waste of time. The format itself sets you up to not actually listen to the other person because it makes changing your mind tantamount to losing.

This post was edited by Thor123422 on Jun 17 2019 11:02pm
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Quote (Thor123422 @ 17 Jun 2019 21:15)
I don't think it would be very interesting.

You either get two good posters and they spend all day agreeing with each other with only slight disagreements about the nuances of the topic, get one good and one shit in which case the shit one takes pot shots and tries to meme his way to a victory while saying some truly abhorrent things, or you get two shit posters and it's just a shit slinging match.


Internet debates in a nutshell.
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