Most serious and consequential debates are decided by one side running out of stamina and the other winning by default.
When something actually matters to you, staying in the debate is more important than winning or losing particular points.
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No serious and consequential debates are decided like that, by definition. Your examples are?
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Let me flip the question around for you. What serious and consequential debates were decided by one side admitting the other side was right and getting on board? (as opposed to just quitting the conversation)
Possibly scientific debates, but might be more like next generation discarding one of the views. Which is similar to winning because the other side diez.
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This is the main case I'm thinking of actually. Famous idea (Kuhn I think) that a new paradigm is accepted because the old academics resisting it die out, not because they're convinced
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