RE: Burden proof is coupled with burden to listen.
April 16, 2018 at 8:13 pm
(This post was last modified: April 16, 2018 at 8:14 pm by possibletarian.)
I think most people have listened intently at some point or other, many on this forum are ex-believers.
Often when things are dismissed out of hand it's because it is not a new argument being presented, it is one that has been listened to many times before, and just because it's new or truth to you does not mean hasn't been found lacking many many times before. Also just because it's presented with sincerity does not make it new or any more believable than the many times it has been said sincerely before.
No, no one has a duty to listen to the same failed argument over and over again, no matter how sincere the presentation.
Often when things are dismissed out of hand it's because it is not a new argument being presented, it is one that has been listened to many times before, and just because it's new or truth to you does not mean hasn't been found lacking many many times before. Also just because it's presented with sincerity does not make it new or any more believable than the many times it has been said sincerely before.
No, no one has a duty to listen to the same failed argument over and over again, no matter how sincere the presentation.
'Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid'
