Dumbest idea ever: A vaccine "debate" between two lawyers, @AlanDersh and @RobertKennedyJr, neither of whom has significant scientific knowledge about vaccines, and one of whom is rabidly antivaccine. 1/https://www.ageofautism.com/2020/07/vaccine-debate-is-on-robert-f-kennedy-jr-vs-alan-dershowitz.html …
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One is demented.
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Replying to @MarkHoofnagle @gorskon and
I was super into debate in high school. No one saw it as a sacred means of revealing objective truths. Half the time you'd argue both sides of the topic. Or you would get the topic and have half an hour to prepare. Where did that framing come from? Why do we DO this?
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Replying to @SarahGrynpas @gorskon and
Because there is this stupid overvalued idea that debate finds truth. There is *no evidence* that is the case of course and plenty to suggest debates (lacking evidentiary rules like a court) are won by whoever lies the most and talks the fastest.
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