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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Max Planck said "science progresses one death at a time" so I guess there is a case to be made there.
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Another similar in spirit example is legislation. Left and right rarely work together. They just move their policy agendas forward when they have majority. Consistently losing ideologies drop out of the legislation game rather than accepting the winning view.
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In the case of debates centering on some idea of social freedom, cf physical interpretation... the other side never gives up
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