Looking for disconfirmatory evidence ≠ listening to ideological opposition.
Ideological oppositions rarely form around truth rivalries. Christianity and Islam tend to fight each other 1000x more than either does atheism.
Falsification is about creativity, not morality.
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Fielding reasons from an imaginary ideal interlocutor who is trying to justify the negation of your thesis.
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Fielding reasons from actual interlocutors who are trying to justify an alternative to your thesis.
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