wedrifid comments on Let Them Debate College Students - Less Wrong

46 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 09 September 2009 06:15PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 10 September 2009 02:36:59AM 2 points [-]

An audience is also liable to perceive actually accepting a debate as a sign of some respect too. As though there is some sort of plausible doubt which argument could help sort out. Or, thinking socially, as though the creationist position has sufficient status in your eyes as to warrant even consider a rival.