Strong ideas positively delight in debate; weak ones avoid it at all costs. Use that as a guide when you assess what is likely true or false. Do the people who promote the ideas want to debate, try to debate, thrive in debate? Or do they silence and intimidate others?
Agree with your first two paragraphs. Have no idea how you arrived at the third.
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I was pressed for character space, but what other options are there? If you're presenting an attempt to legitimize "debate me" culture, despite the fact that its been totally debunked you either haven't seen the debunkings or you have and are pushing it anyway
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So, let me get this straight: you believe that we should not debate people, but just silence and intimidate opponents instead?
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