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Comment author: Giles 06 February 2013 06:50:52PM 1 point [-]

This may appear self-evident to you, but not necessarily to your "socially progressive" friend. Can you make a convincing case for it?

Remember you have to make a convincing case without using stuff like logic

Comment author: shminux 06 February 2013 08:21:19PM 1 point [-]

Remember you have to make a convincing case without using stuff like logic

Hence what I said, start with something they both can agree on, like whether making accurate models of reality is important for effective social justice.

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