Best Practices Exist For A Reason

Re:Best Practices Exist For A Reason by adamesque on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @05:13PM (#3921230)

The root problem is that we still don't know how to disagree when two sides look at the same set of data and believe two different things. We allow ourselves to descend into tribalism and assume the worst of each other.

If you look at the language Tom objects to the most, it's language Isaac uses that promotes this tribal attitude that the other side doesn't have your best interests at heart, and questions their motives.

We're just terrible at this, and I'm not sure any human society has ever really cracked it.

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Re:Best Practices Exist For A Reason by freshhawk on Thursday May 03, 2012 @01:53AM (#3922555)

I completely disagree. We absolutely know how to resolve these kinds of disputes and it's very accurate (not as accurate as Science, but better than everything else). See my other comment here (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3922527).

The tribal attitude is the enemy of this process for sure, and humans are very prone to that attitude but that doesn't mean you can't still find the answer more likely to be right.

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Re:Best Practices Exist For A Reason by chefsurfing on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @10:12PM (#3922074)

Didn't the Greeks crack it with the Trivium? http://www.triviumeducation.com/

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