Appeal to moderation is less stupid than it looks For the simple reason that moderation is so fucking hard Appeal to moderation is logical fallacy — in which it is assumed that the truth must surely lie in the middle, between two opposites It’s fallacious in that the truth doesn’t always lie in the …
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Group Seeks Consensus, Individuals Seek Benefit (Truth)
Person holding one belief is more likely to hold another belief Furthermore person holding one belief is more likely to connect with another person holding the same belief — and then to agree with them on some other belief It’s quite astounding how similar two humans can become The memetic inheritance of beliefs of …
Social Cohesion, Social Media, Societal Self-Regulation
Every relationship is founded on mutual benefit How different or similar we are, how in love with each other or how disgusted with one another — makes no matter. As long as there’s a common ground of mutual benefit — there is a RELATIONSHIP Society is a relationship as well It’s more people connected in …
To Feel Superior Is To Feel Inferior
To feel superior is to feel inferior To want to be “better” is to risk being “worse” Growth is inextricably linked with insecurity If you want to win over others — you are also preparing to lose with others Can you see? Any time you harbour this pleasing thought of being …
To Judge or Not To Judge (#2)
I have previously written on the subject, from a more spiritual perspective: To Judge or Not To Judge Today I take on the subject more pragmatically and simply Judgement is innately divisive. You use some criterion to divide objects into different categories, including categories of desirability, value. Of course one would judge. The …
Answer Disagreement with More, More, More Depth
There exist views and opinions and perspectives which are extremely repugnant to your views and opinions and perspectives and beliefs The default response is more conflict, more repudiation, more stubbornness The false adaptation is argumentum ad temperantiam — argument to moderation. Like all fallacies is distorts the reality in some way, by imposing it’s …
If Both Sides Of The Argument Hate You
If both sides of the argument hate you, what does it mean? In a typical polarisation of views around a subjects, we could consider: -A set of beliefs that both sides agree with -A set of beliefs that only side A agrees with -A set of beliefs that only side B agrees with -A …
About Building From The Common Ground
You say A and I say B You say that it’s A and NOT B I Say that it’s the opposite — it’s B and NOT A. A is wrong. B is right. You say it’s the opposite. I say you’re misinformed You say I’m biased I say you’re irrational You say I lack the …
About Diversity
What is diversity? Variety? Variety is when object has varied attributes (as compared to some other object). Diversity is when you have a group of objects diverse in their attributes. Is diversity good? Diversity is neither good nor bad. There can be multitude of objects diverse in various good qualities. There can be multitude …
Rigid vs Completely Ossified Minds
Most men are rigid. Most men eventually consolidate in their beliefs. The psyche wraps around those beliefs protectively. The entire machinery of schemas and biases makes it immensely difficult to penetrate. Don’t hope for an average person to change. People don’t change. Most men are rigid. There’s little chance of them changing. There’s little …