If there’s a rabid beast at your door don’t kick it. If there is a docile beast at your door kick it into life. I have a feeling it is these kind of approaches that get mixed up that bothers you? Insisting on humility does more to kick a rabid beast than placate it. Walk away and don’t be tempted to put the boot in on leaving.
Can you be harsh to your friends and kind to adversaries? If I agree with someone I go for the throat - not to ‘win’. I mean I actively look for a means of conflict.
I could do without people being humble as long as they're honest. I think people often respond in ways that aren't very honest here. At least I hope that's the case, because the other alternatives would be even more disheartening
If you don’t believe someone has countered your claims effectively enough for you to believe it — Mark Dennis
have I said anything I don’t really believe? — Mark Dennis
Did you watch this video that came with this post? I’ve been wondering if anyone has. — Mark Dennis
His counter was that actually admitting to your mistakes increases your credibility and shows that you care about the facts so much that you’re willing to let go of pride so the truth gets the spotlight. — Mark Dennis
only perfect beings can recognise perfect answers or other perfect beings. — Mark Dennis
To be perfect is to be unassailable, so it stands to reason that if you are being assailed then you are not perfect. — Mark Dennis
...is being right the same as being perfect?
— Mark Dennis
Of course not. One can be right about something and wrong about other things. However, perfect knowledge would be had by a perfect person. Perfect knowledge is right. So, if one can be right and assailed, then it is not true that if one is being assailed one is not right(perfect).
If you’re not able to understand the argument you don’t have to respond to it. — Mark Dennis
If you cannot know if an answer is perfect, then what sense does it make to claim that if one is assailing the answer, then the source of the answer is not perfect? — creativesoul
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