192
People who reject challenging ideas as stupid without engagement are like intellectual nepobabies (lemmy.ca)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
105 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Yes, you assume correctly. I would be interested in finding out how they came to that conclusion!

I think in a different thread, the question of whether the other person was presenting something in good faith came up. I think my original statement was more geared towards dealing with those types of things. I don’t need to engage with everyone if they’re not willing to engage back.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Yeah, I agree that the attempt to engage is the most important aspect. What actually constitutes "engagement" is up to semantic debate.

    I do think that new arguments should be evaluated, even if it's presented in bad faith. I feel that the bad faith nature of the argument is a factor that counts poorly in my evaluation, but it's good to have a solid understanding of the nuance in your stance, even when it comes to the ridiculous.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent