We seem to have conclusively beaten some bad ideas. There is little need to argue against the idea of wandering wombs or phrenology or alchemy or changelings who steal babies. Others continue to find support and so we must not lose the ability to argue against them.
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Okay, that's fair. I suppose I'm less patient than others. Thank you for the kind reply.
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Yes they should be engaged, 100%! Why? Experience shows us that when an idea is NOT engaged - and instead suppressed - it does not go away, it FESTERS. In the dark, in silence, its proponents growing ever more vicious until they explode on someone. Sometimes literally.
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This is what worries me. You'd think everyone would just know Earth isn't flat (for example), because it seems like such a ludicrous idea now, but leaving them unchecked means that incorrect notion will live and have a chance to spread to other vulnerable people.
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Exactly. Thing is, much of the "continuing conversation" lives at the edges - you'll never convince the true believers, but you CAN stop an idea from spreading to those who might otherwise grab onto it. And this just takes time, no two ways about it.
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I do believe that proponents of Intelligent Design should be seriously engaged. But,pic.twitter.com/HbJVMuPXB6
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With respect this is not just ideas, this has rapidly become mainstream thought that has negatively impacted upon law and society. It doesn't need engagement, it needs to be swiftly identified for the nonsense it is and eradicated from the root.
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Faith is belief built by inspiration, revelation or authority. Beliefs based on proof/evidence are another side of the spectrum. Faith is belief often held in spite of or against evidence, like flatearthers and can't be reasoned. Faith, however, makes us human and we need faith
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There's a fun YouTube channel that constantly debunks the Moon Landing Hoax channels. Honestly I think it is healthy to have a proper "trial" with both sides able to put forward their arguments. That is why I am against most censorship.
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Mehhh- what % of the pop. actually believes in a flat-earth? You're better than I in this way. There's only so much time in the day.
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