@Meteoryan The "moral function of ridicule" etc. @PhilosophyExp @RichardDawkins
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Replying to @DJGrothe
@DJGrothe@Meteoryan Odd to think it's "moral' if the same effect (i.e., change of incorrect beliefs) can be achieved without ridicule.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@DJGrothe@Meteoryan Plus, really, people enjoy ridiculing others way too much to suppose their motivations are mainly to do with truth.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Well Molière's point (like with Tartuffe etc) was the corrective power of ridicule as better than other methods@Meteoryan4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @DJGrothe
@DJGrothe @Meteoryan Well, that's an empirical issue about which he shouldn't be pronouncing in the absence evidence.
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