Yeah. I just wanted to further reinforce it. There's a tendency in polite conversation to say "I respect your opinion, but...". That bugs me. I don't say that. There's no real reason to validate one's right to possess an opinion in order to subsequently confront it. And I don't inherently respect anyone's opinion. I may respect their abi…
Yeah. I just wanted to further reinforce it. There's a tendency in polite conversation to say "I respect your opinion, but...". That bugs me. I don't say that. There's no real reason to validate one's right to possess an opinion in order to subsequently confront it. And I don't inherently respect anyone's opinion. I may respect their ability to present opinions, but any particular opinion lives and dies on its own merits. Anyhow, thanks for this Substack. The analysis of your post-article debates is quite interesting.
Yeah. I just wanted to further reinforce it. There's a tendency in polite conversation to say "I respect your opinion, but...". That bugs me. I don't say that. There's no real reason to validate one's right to possess an opinion in order to subsequently confront it. And I don't inherently respect anyone's opinion. I may respect their ability to present opinions, but any particular opinion lives and dies on its own merits. Anyhow, thanks for this Substack. The analysis of your post-article debates is quite interesting.