So a rule that debate be civil doesn't just prevent hurt feelings. It also gives an advantage to those with real knowledge of the subject.
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In my experience people with deep knowledge often stay quiet unless they know they are in expert company. Too much noise tends to lose them.
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That is a good point. So do I. I mean calm in the sense of not angry, not calm in the sense of not excited.
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Being calm and not passionate may be just as important: "Don't be passionate" from "Ego is the enemy" by
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(NB: I often fail miserably at this.)
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The surface of life is hectic. The Deeper You Go, the Calmer It Gets.
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People who care more about the topic also also do not speak calmly. People who've been abused do not tend to speak calmly about abuse.
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Not cool Paul, not cool. https://code.likeagirl.io/paul-graham-blocked-me-on-twitter-c28ca647c7f8 …
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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This idea can be used to discredit anyone who is not speaking calmly. It can be used to discredit victims. It's dangerous.
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This is called tone policing. It’s a logical fallacy. https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Tone_argument …
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can I heart this 100x?
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Might get us blocked for “intellectual dishonesty” ;)
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"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."- Albert Einstein
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@SamHarrisOrg tries his best to leverage this heuristic but I'm not buying it -
I think some people are just calmer, period. Anything beyond that is just selection bias.
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