From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Sat Mar 22 2003 - 15:25:13 MST
On Sat, Mar 22, 2003 at 04:49:11PM -0500, Nathanael Allison wrote:
>
> Is it neccesary for two people with opposing views to become enemies in
> order to resolve the subject with which they oppose?
In many situations markets (in their most general form) serve to handle
this; people bid against each other for desired outcomes.
> What systems offer an intermediate relationship so that people are impelled
> to challenge each other yet has check points so that people do not become
> overly irrational?
I think Drexler made many good points in the by now ancient "Hypertext
and the growth of knowledge". Many scienctific feedback systems are
based on using challenges to produce better science.
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