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If you’re intellectually honest you should be able to steelman a position even if you disagree with it.
What are the best points you could put forward in support of a position you ultimately disagree with?
I’d like to read a blog written by people who disagree with the main point they’re making.
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Interesting thought experiment.
I mean, the best way to be able to properly debate someone whose ideas you disagree with would be to construct their argument yourself.
Then, you can efficiently reverse engineer it having fully thought it through.
Yea, that’s basically where I’m coming from. Right now I’m writing up a piece tentatively titled “Steelmanning Ethereum”. I want to lay out the best arguments I can in support of Ethereum even though I’ve concluded the opposite. Also, I’m open to seeing what I find out through the process of writing (i.e. the process of thinking).
I'd love to read it when you finish it.
Love this. followed. from a person who has always been on the minority side of philosophy i truly respect this
