Yes and no. It depends what you mean by "respect the idea". If you mean "think it is correct," then that's a tautology, and wrong ideas can't be respected, by definition. But if you mean "think it's one that deserves to be taken seriously, addressed intelligently, and ...
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Yes, I mean to be respect-worthy, an idea has to be sound. Truth is what I think should make an idea worthy of respect. It makes no sense to respect a false claim. You seem to mean simply that it is worthy of consideration.
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I have always believed that all mature individuals take this approach to rational debate, but following you I have been exposed to so many now that cannot make the distinction that it makes me truly despondent
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based on what you think is valid evidence