I'm not sure how you can see that and say it's a waste of time to argue about what is or isn't evidence.
(cont) would listen because "eh, you can prove anything with arguments". If we want to support our ideas we need better.
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Thank you for taking the time to explain your perspective. In my view you are describing a theory of change that is not supported by any 1/
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Human history or experience. On the contrary, change has been brought about almost exclusively through the kind of "virtue signaling" 2/
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That "overcoming bias" Twitter treats with such scorn. See: Selma, travel ban on one hand, Mexico City rule & Terry Shiavo on the other 3/3
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I don't like the "virtue signaling" formulation, rarely use it, and definitely don't use it contrasted with logic.
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That having been said, I think a theory of change that limits itself to eg Terry Schiavo is too weak. (cont)
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Science moves forward. Even morality moves forward in the sense where we don't have slavery anymore.
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Yes, people on both sides can get a lot of leverage out of screaming louder than the other side.
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But behind that, there's some signal that moves us forward.
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