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Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse by throwaway894345 on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @07:21PM (#28374801)
That’s not necessary. Centrism and moderation are justified merely by a lack of evidence. E.g., I don’t know enough so it’s imprudent to make a drastic change in either direction.
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Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse by co2benzoate on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @01:12AM (#28376614)
The moon is made of cheese, agreed?
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Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse by throwaway894345 on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @06:04PM (#28386098)
I'm either too smart or not smart enough to understand your quip.
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Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse by co2benzoate on Thursday September 02, 2021 @12:33AM (#28388674)
The average person does not have enough evidence to refute that the moon is not made of cheese. That does not mean one should hear out a lunarcheesist.
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Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse by throwaway894345 on Thursday September 02, 2021 @08:35AM (#28391300)
My argument is that we shouldn’t make drastic changes without ample evidence. Your moon cheese analogy doesn’t address this at all.
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Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse by co2benzoate on Thursday September 02, 2021 @09:13AM (#28391617)
You should still use common sense to determine courses of action when you don't have evidence.
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Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse by throwaway894345 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @09:19AM (#28414838)
Absolutely, common sense is almost always avoiding drastic, often absurd changes (e.g., abolishing police). You might say that common sense is fundamentally a moderate position.
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