handoflixue comments on On Being Okay with the Truth - Less Wrong

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Comment author: handoflixue 06 May 2011 08:11:35PM 1 point [-]

One problem with arguing rationality with someone who as a gun to your head is time: a rational argument for a substantial change tends to take a fair amount of time. You might be able to convince someone with quick "sound bites", but I'm not sure I'd really call that a rational argument.