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Re:Perverse Downstream Consequences of Debunking by h2odragon on Monday May 10, 2021 @03:58PM (#27110193)
I agree with you up to the point where "consensus" becomes a replacement for "verifiable fact", which is usually the next step in this chain.
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Re:Perverse Downstream Consequences of Debunking by legulere on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @02:32AM (#27114872)
There are also some things that need to be consensus without being fact-based, for instance that we want to live in a democracy.
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Re:Perverse Downstream Consequences of Debunking by h2odragon on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:00AM (#27115047)
Not everyone does want to live in a democracy. I may disagree with them, but I'd like them to have the same ability to discuss their ideas as I do. Including advocacy up to the point of civic disruption, if not necessarily violence.
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