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TimS comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 14, chapter 82 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TimS 05 April 2012 02:12:51PM 1 point [-]

Respectfully, discussion and debate are not consider successful if all you do is cause the other person to understand your position. If no one's position changes, something is wrong.

Comment author: Percent_Carbon 06 April 2012 05:10:16AM 1 point [-]

Again, my goal is not to convince you or anyone else.

My goal is to test the speculated scenario. I advocate for it not because I want to convince others, but because it doesn't get much mileage on its own.

As it gets picked apart, I learn more about the the scenario itself, about the material it's built on, and about the speculative process.

Respectfully, it is silly to assume that no one's position is changing.