@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.
