Individuals are terrible at reasoning. Only in large groups with vigorous debate does reason hone in on the truth. Which is why we need desperately to maintain institutions dedicate to free speech and inquiry and fight fervently against recent encroachments on those principles.
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That's not the mechanism. Even in the "marketplace of ideas" theory the functioning is like a capital market where the best thinkers persuade others - it's (supposed to be) a mechanism for discovery of better reasoners. Of course, the concept of a marketplace of ideas is absurd
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We don't need to fight for "free speech" - we need to fight against a set of lies that has hijacked truth discovery. Content matters and the output of the truth making institutions matter. The process by which you get there is unimportant as long as it works.
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