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?
The problem with this line of thinking is that it results in a completely arbitrary definition of good idea and bad idea. If you won't judge the worth of an idea by how well it can be defended, then the ideas you choose to defend are based on nothing but whim.
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Which is why I haven't made a delineation between what is a good idea or bad idea. I'm not saying X is good Y is bad, because it's personal. Just that X can spread as well as Y, no matter if you think X and Y are swapped and even if X is the stronger idea
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I'm wondering how you determine a good idea (or "strong" idea) from a bad idea if not by the arguments made by its most convincing proponents.
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Riddle me this (We'll use your example of Flat Earth) FE person gets up in front of the crowd, Gish Gallops all over their opponent. The opponent cant deal with it, falls apart and surrenders A poll is taken of the audience. 75% now agree with FE. Does this mean FE is stronger?
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