rainrain@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCause-effect was always a broken narrative. Twice-broken when you attach a pricetag.message-squaremessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down132
arrow-up1-29arrow-down1message-squareCause-effect was always a broken narrative. Twice-broken when you attach a pricetag.rainrain@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·1 year agoI hesitate to assume cause and effect. I mean it makes a nice story but I wouldn’t marry it. Also, it’s like talking to medieval fundamentalists in here. You don’t see it because you all agree with each other.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoBut you’re not even willing to provide an example of what you mean…
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·1 year agoYou didn’t provide examples either, actually.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoBut you’re the one positing a claim! The one making a claim is obliged to back it up, not the readers…
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoBut you aren’t demanding that I defend my claim, you are asking for clarification, right?
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou already explained it here so it’s fine. With that said, though, I would say in general that giving examples (the more, the better) is equivalent to defending, as any relatable example gives any given claim more merit.
I hesitate to assume cause and effect. I mean it makes a nice story but I wouldn’t marry it.
Also, it’s like talking to medieval fundamentalists in here. You don’t see it because you all agree with each other.
But you’re not even willing to provide an example of what you mean…
You didn’t provide examples either, actually.
But you’re the one positing a claim! The one making a claim is obliged to back it up, not the readers…
But you aren’t demanding that I defend my claim, you are asking for clarification, right?
You already explained it here so it’s fine. With that said, though, I would say in general that giving examples (the more, the better) is equivalent to defending, as any relatable example gives any given claim more merit.