Hold each other accountable when you have a conversation. Audiences will do their own thing wherever they are.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @helpfulatheist3 and
Yeah but if I'm intellectually dishonest I can just NOT do that. Surely you've run into that on Twitter? Not possible in conversation cause
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Replying to @elibosnick @helpfulatheist3 and
Yes, then the convo ends & you don't bother trying to talk to that person again & everyone can see why.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @elibosnick and
Whereas in face to face conversation, you may only realise you've been deflected from the point when you listen to it again later.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @elibosnick and
I like Twitter coz it gives me time to make sure I've understood the other's point & that I'm responding in a unambiguous way.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @helpfulatheist3 and
How would not being able to ask questions in real time be BETTER for communication. For example I don't understand your point NOW. And if
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Replying to @elibosnick @helpfulatheist3 and
Then I can explain. In speech, people tend to listen less than wait for the opportunity to speak again & this can lead to talking past other
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Replying to @HPluckrose @elibosnick and
I have found myself understanding less of the other's argument & expressing my own less well in real-time speech than if time to reflect.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @helpfulatheist3 and
In my opinion that's because writing lends unearned confidence (generally not in you)
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Replying to @elibosnick @helpfulatheist3 and
I don't think so. I encounter more defensiveness in real-time speech where you don't have time to assess charitably & respond encouragingly
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But I suspect we will not agree here and this might be to do with different personality types more than any objective truth here.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @helpfulatheist3 and
Well if you ever want to talk...the way humans have for all time. Im here. Think we could have a good chat about ur aero piece
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Replying to @elibosnick @helpfulatheist3 and
Yes, certainly. I'm not opposed to talking. Just find writing a better medium if both are sincere & I've no reason to think you wldn't be.
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