(February 17, 2022 at 9:40 pm)Cavalry Wrote: I assume people want to discuss facts and proofs not their personal beliefs.
That's exactly right. That's why both sides have a responsibility to provide (what they consider to be) facts.
"You can't prove X is false, therefore X is true" is obviously a ridiculous argument.
however
"You assert that X is true, and I reject that but I don't have to say why" is an evasion -- just a way of saying that you don't want to have a conversation.
Neither tactic is acceptable in grown-up discussions.
