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Didu93 t1_j9nngmc wrote

And what i am supposed to answer to that if I don't know what kind of evidence will prove i am wrong?

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ForceOfAHorse t1_j9ntiyf wrote

"any evidence would help me change my mind. Now stop talking about your opinions like they are facts and give me something"

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ProjectAioros t1_j9ptpdv wrote

'' OK how about this PhD's essay, It proves me right because X Y and Z ''

'' No, that doesn't work''

''Why not ? ''

'' Cuz i don't like the guy who wrote the essay'' - proceeds to ad hominem the shit out of the PhD without reading a single word he wrote

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ForceOfAHorse t1_j9qbta7 wrote

What is a "PhD's essay"?

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slomobileAdmin t1_j9qfv50 wrote

A dissertation, thesis, essay, paper, article. Take your pick.

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sapphicpattern t1_j9omsuq wrote

If you can’t do this (figure out hypothetical evidence that shifts your belief) then you don’t actually have a well-formed belief in the first place! Not being able to answer this question is a huge signal that you need to stop that discussion and go to a different level and start enumerating thoughts that do have evidence behind them. And then see if you can build back up to the original thought.

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Imn0tg0d t1_j9pf58d wrote

But it is hard for a lot of people to admit that something they "know" is wrong. Why do people attach themselves to their knowledge? If im wrong about something, I got to learn something new that day and have even more knowledge. Muhahahahahahaha

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EvenStevenKeel t1_j9omm9s wrote

Say someone didn’t believe the moon landing was real. You could ask them “what if you found out someone you knew personally had been to the moon?”

And then you talk along those lines

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chairpilot t1_j9pbv1p wrote

Yeah I’ve heard this tip a lot but it often feels like something one would tell themselves when they are arguing with someone in their head, not in real life. In reality, often you aren’t sure, it’s the total accumulation of smaller things that eventually sway you.

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