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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2013-08-09 04:35, Brent Allsop
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<p class=""><span>We are obviously spending LOTS of time and
effort on this
conversation.<span> </span>Do you find it worth
while?<span> </span>It feels to me like at best this
infinite yes / no /' yes / no, forever conversation is just
a complete bleating
noise waste of time.<span> </span></span></p>
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I just listened to a talk about argumentation games, and it seems
relevant. It even included an infinite linear argument game where
argument 1 disputes argument 0, argument 2 dispites 1, and so on.
This game is never ending and indeterminate: there is no winner nor
any conclusion. However, if we want to end the discussion (or
rather, make it more productive), what about this:<br>
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"What is the simplest piece of evidence that, if you got it, would
change your mind about your current position?"<br>
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If there isn't any, then you are likely crazy or lack imagination.
If there is one, maybe it is worth checking if it exists. <br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dr Anders Sandberg
Future of Humanity Institute
Oxford Martin School
Oxford University
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