Hi, I haven't posted here for years. I'm a philosopher. I think the most important philosophies are Critical Rationalism and Objectivism.
Questions: Do people here view ideas as having timeless importance, or do they largely ignore attempts to continue old discussions? And what are typical attitudes to stopping discussions here? Do people stop because they went to sleep or were busy for a few days, or do they silently stop when they think the other guy is wrong and don't feel like arguing anymore, or do they actually write out some reason for stopping which itself open to discussion, or what? Do people care much about trying to reach conclusions in discussions and expect that to be achievable?
(1) Both, but necroing old threads is considered to be perfectly fine here;
(2) All of the above -- depends on the people in question and on the topic being discussed.
(3) Generally speaking, yes and yes, with the caveat that sometimes the conclusion is "we are looking at this in fundamentally different ways".
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