RE: Ad Hominem fallacy again

From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Sun Mar 30 2003 - 18:35:37 MST

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    Anders Sandberg wrote,
    > While they are bad for truth, they are great for "winning" debates.
    > Unfortunately many think that it is better to win the debate
    > (since one
    > is always right) than get to the truth, which in the long run
    > backfires. Not only does one end up with enemies, all possibility of
    > reaching a shared understanding of the true state of things have
    > vanished in the mists of polarisation.
    >
    > A good argument is a good argument, even if it is the devil himself
    > that makes it.

    I wish more people believed this. Many people rather "win" a debate than
    tell the truth. They rather spread memes with propaganda than with facts.
    They think that public opinion will win out in the end. However, I think
    that this method will always backfire. Eventually, people will discover the
    truth. And untrustworthy sources or memes won't be trusted again.

    --
    Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, IAM, GSEC
    <www.HarveyNewstrom.com>
    


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