I don't think you understand what I meant. I said go ahead. I am offended if you're comparing my suggestion for the direction of this discussion with ...
That's true in a sense. I already have a predetermined conclusion I want to reach, which is: I think that we can be better than to allow ourselves to ...
As long as you believe that what you are saying is worth ignoring what I asked I personally don't mind. I think everyone here is aware enough to refra...
I wouldn't say the emotive argument is completely disconnected from the rational deconstruction of the problem. As you said, at minimum it's usually a...
So you see zeal as the main proponent to why conversation between the two sides seems to be degenerating. I agree that dogmatism is the wrong creed to...
I live in the US and politics here can be summed up as everyone saying, "my politicians are the heroes and yours are the supervillains." I see what yo...
I believe it was Jordan Peterson who I heard describe emotions as a low resolution "conclusion" to what should be done for situation where rational th...
I suppose a part of radicalization is just that. A loss of interest in the other side's way of seeing things. That seems pretty bad though, since that...
Interesting! So the shock of realizing the differences in our opinions are what tears people apart. That seems similar to what was mentioned previousl...
Do you believe that these toxicity and cheats you mention, are enough to deter any honest or good-willed person trying to get into office? I want to b...
I agree that politics doesn't have empathy, but politicians are still people. They have their own ideology they work off, which isn't to say it can't ...
I lean slightly conservative as a libertarian and I personally might prefer a slightly rural environment, not because the people who live there might ...
The family and friends was a contrast I wanted to make to enemies of war. It would make much more sense to hate enemies of war, and less scuffles with...
I assume those two had different enough views on a contentious issue to warrant such care in their discussion. Ideally we would all do that in every c...
The list of tips is very cool. Yeah I think we may forget that a conversation gone wrong is just as much our fault as the other as any conversation is...
I'm not too familiar with these concepts. If I understand correctly, you are suggesting that the reason for the polarization might be like a baby that...
So what you are saying is that in a group setting, there is an effect like a paranoid schizoid would have, where we make delusions about the other sid...
I personally do not agree with supporting the transgender agenda. I'm not an expert but it is my understanding that near 100% of gender dysphoria case...
I see now. I think it may not be far from one, because you need a certain set of beliefs to conduct it and it is ritualistic in many respects. A rite ...
I think the main reason that this topic became explosive is because of the mention of trans people. I still don't completely understand the connection...
I'm still having trouble seeing the importance of categorizing the soul as you describe. Why do you feel the need to call one type male and the other ...
So to reiterate, you consider the body a sort of mirror or window to be able to view the soul, and that an opposing position to you is that male and f...
I believe you did choose a particularly difficult subject, but at the same time I think that is exactly why an understanding would be that much more r...
Hello I'm currently a senior mechanical engineering student. This thread interested me because I have my own gripes about the ethics courses. Maybe we...
Thank you for the warm welcome. Glad to have found this place. —Frederick Nietzsche I've taken a liking to this metaphor, and working off of it, perha...
I'll start by defining pessimism and optimism as a lenience or bias towards hopeful or despairing thinking and defining hope and despair as a subjecti...
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