Open Thread, September 1-15, 2012

OpenThreadGuy

If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post, even in Discussion, it goes here.

I believe the correct term is "straw individual" by Yvain is well worth reading.

That you for linking to this article; I enjoy seeing other people making my point better than I could. Here are some additional thoughts:

My first thought after reading the linked article was "pick your battles", especially as expressed in Paul Graham's "What You Can't Say". It sounds like the exact opposite of "Atheism+", and yet they both seem to make a lot of sense... well, how is that possible?

More generally: You hold opinions X and Y, and they are both important to you. Another person agrees with X and disagrees with Y. Wh... (read more)

4John_Maxwell14y

Has it occurred to anyone that worst-argument-in-the-world type thinking is probably a result of the affect heuristic?

8Nic_Smith14y

A dramatic understatement -- I found this to be far superior to WAitW, as it's more concrete and offers reasonable advice to its readers. By being more systematic, it strikes me as a better illustration of WAitA than the actual WAitA article.

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