Agree in part. It concerns me that we may be in danger of a "no debate" stance, which gets us nowhere. We need more public debates, not fewer BUT for it to work we need people who will debate in good faith, not resorting to insults and unwilling to consider reasonable counter arguments.
I absolutely love your prose, no matter what mood you are in when you write it. Your observations on online debate resonated deeply with me . In fact I often make a point of conceding to someone else’s pov just in order to close down any potential mud wrestling. That probably proves exactly what you are saying - it achieves nothing. You are a philosopher who is one of the good guys, but who also makes me laugh. Keep doing what you do and thank you.
Agree in part. It concerns me that we may be in danger of a "no debate" stance, which gets us nowhere. We need more public debates, not fewer BUT for it to work we need people who will debate in good faith, not resorting to insults and unwilling to consider reasonable counter arguments.
Thank you !
I absolutely love your prose, no matter what mood you are in when you write it. Your observations on online debate resonated deeply with me . In fact I often make a point of conceding to someone else’s pov just in order to close down any potential mud wrestling. That probably proves exactly what you are saying - it achieves nothing. You are a philosopher who is one of the good guys, but who also makes me laugh. Keep doing what you do and thank you.