"Here's the point (finally). For one of the tests he chose the shortest answer for each question. He explained that the longer the answer, the more likely there would be something falsifying."
Yeah absolutely. Economy of words is something that I strive for. But I think the problem is slightly different. It's more that people are looking …
"Here's the point (finally). For one of the tests he chose the shortest answer for each question. He explained that the longer the answer, the more likely there would be something falsifying."
Yeah absolutely. Economy of words is something that I strive for. But I think the problem is slightly different. It's more that people are looking for a way to misinterpret (or interpret in the most negative conceivable light) any argument that doesn't immediately and comfortably fit their world view.
The instant there's the slightest challenge to the opinions they already hold, the reaction isn't curiosity or self-examination, it's outrage. And a whole bunch of other motives and beliefs are immediately applied to the person who dares think differently to them.
I see this all the time. Even, occasionally, in people who know me well and trust me. There are a few topics where if I offer a view that's too contrarian, I have to spend the next twenty minutes reminding me that they know me and I'm not an evil bigot before we can even get to *why* I hold that view.
"Here's the point (finally). For one of the tests he chose the shortest answer for each question. He explained that the longer the answer, the more likely there would be something falsifying."
Yeah absolutely. Economy of words is something that I strive for. But I think the problem is slightly different. It's more that people are looking for a way to misinterpret (or interpret in the most negative conceivable light) any argument that doesn't immediately and comfortably fit their world view.
The instant there's the slightest challenge to the opinions they already hold, the reaction isn't curiosity or self-examination, it's outrage. And a whole bunch of other motives and beliefs are immediately applied to the person who dares think differently to them.
I see this all the time. Even, occasionally, in people who know me well and trust me. There are a few topics where if I offer a view that's too contrarian, I have to spend the next twenty minutes reminding me that they know me and I'm not an evil bigot before we can even get to *why* I hold that view.