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Sabz5150
 
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Reply Mon 17 Dec, 2007 04:28 pm
@scooby-doo cv,
Self-education.

To properly debate a scientific topic, I must know about it. What I do not know, I must learn. Debating science makes me learn science. It solidifies what I know and shows me what I do not know.
Fatal Freedoms
 
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Reply Mon 17 Dec, 2007 08:34 pm
@Sabz5150,
Sabz5150;48875 wrote:
Self-education.

To properly debate a scientific topic, I must know about it. What I do not know, I must learn. Debating science makes me learn science. It solidifies what I know and shows me what I do not know.


yes, i agree :thumbup:
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Curmudgeon
 
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Reply Mon 17 Dec, 2007 08:36 pm
@NotHereForLong,
Excellent answer!
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NotHereForLong
 
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Reply Thu 20 Dec, 2007 05:29 pm
@Sabz5150,
Sabz5150;48875 wrote:
Self-education.

To properly debate a scientific topic, I must know about it. What I do not know, I must learn. Debating science makes me learn science. It solidifies what I know and shows me what I do not know.


So you'll learn about science by debating science with ppl who don't know science? Wouldn't you learn more by talking to ppl who actually knew about the subject?
Sabz5150
 
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Reply Thu 20 Dec, 2007 10:33 pm
@NotHereForLong,
NotHereForLong;49163 wrote:
So you'll learn about science by debating science with ppl who don't know science? Wouldn't you learn more by talking to ppl who actually knew about the subject?


Yes and no.

Debating with people who do not know science helps me be quick to take note of scientific misinformation. It also lets me see a bullshitter. To deal with both effectively, I must have knowledge of science as a whole.

Exposing scientific misinformation becomes a meaningful goal.

Exposing a bullshitter is just plain out fun.
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