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RE: Really Smart, Rational People Often Disagree. That's Okay.

in #discussion7 years ago

Like you said... It is okay to disagree.
That doesn't mean that both parties are right. One may be 100% right, the other 100% wrong. But it rarely does any good to brow beat someone into submission. Maybe if they are about to stick a contaminated needle or heroin into their arm....maybe not even then....

I don't know.

One tangent or side topic.... In this day and age of internet information it is often the case that two sides of an argument can both support their view with facts. And sometimes...these facts can both be fact checked to be true....And yet... Even in this case, sometimes only ONE side is actually right. This is because of misinformation (or fake news) that is spouted by lying sources at the data entry point. And as long as there is money or influence to backup this lie...it sticks and seems valid. And the internet perpetuates this misinformation.

I think the blockchain can also be so misused. Not always...sometimes the immutable ledger can be used to show liars for what they are...even years down the road. But sometimes.... If there is one witness(in the judicial or scientific sense), that lies on the initial data entry point as a 'fact' is recorded...that lie will stand as fact .....possibly forever(since, in some cases, later revelations are not always able to refute past events).

Anyway, sorry for the tangent!

Keep the dialogue going!! Hopefully open dialogue will produce some good fruits!
Peace