Changing someone’s mind in a public debate isn’t necessary to show everyone they’re a fool.
That’s usually enough.
Whether they ever get sick of being a fool is entirely up to them.
If they’re wise & mature, they will & maybe even admit it.
Some people never do & it’s mostly their problem at that point.
Humans gonna human.
Winning a public debate is much more about rhetorical skills than being right. You can be very knowledgeable in a topic of your research, still lose because you can’t put it simple while your opponent has simple answers to complicated questions and a catch phrase and some slogans
Never claimed “winning” mattered.
Only that we can show facts don’t support a fool’s conclusion (ie, “show they’re a fool”).
Whether others care to recognize that or let themselves get misled by invalid rhetoric is up to them: some have better discernment than others.
We’re just offering people opportunities when they’re ready not to suck as hard (which is enough to me).
Humans still gonna human.
Changing someone’s mind in a public debate isn’t necessary to show everyone they’re a fool. That’s usually enough.
Whether they ever get sick of being a fool is entirely up to them. If they’re wise & mature, they will & maybe even admit it. Some people never do & it’s mostly their problem at that point. Humans gonna human.
Winning a public debate is much more about rhetorical skills than being right. You can be very knowledgeable in a topic of your research, still lose because you can’t put it simple while your opponent has simple answers to complicated questions and a catch phrase and some slogans
Never claimed “winning” mattered. Only that we can show facts don’t support a fool’s conclusion (ie, “show they’re a fool”). Whether others care to recognize that or let themselves get misled by invalid rhetoric is up to them: some have better discernment than others. We’re just offering people opportunities when they’re ready not to suck as hard (which is enough to me). Humans still gonna human.