How not to be a crank: rules for not being a science-dick
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#2If we extended these rules to the internet, Facebook and Twitter would go out of business.
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#3Currently I'm trying to think of a way to get my father to read this without overtly telling him he needs to read this. Because that would be being a crank.
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#4All of these are extremely important! Two life skills:
* If you are without a doubt, you are wrong
If you can't fathom the other side and where they're coming from, you, are in fact, biased beyond listening to facts, and are likely wrong.
* Words matter
As my grandma said, "If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all."
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#5Currently I'm trying to think of a way to get my father to read this without overtly telling him he needs to read this. Because that would be being a crank.
Open it on his computer and walk away
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#7Currently I'm trying to think of a way to get my father to read this without overtly telling him he needs to read this. Because that would be being a crank.
Maybe send it in a mix of "interesting links" of various topics.
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#8All of these are extremely important! Two life skills: * If you are without a doubt, you are wrong If you can't fathom the other side and where they're coming from, you, are in fact, biased beyond listening to facts, and are likely wrong. * Words matter As my grandma said, "If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all."
how strongly do you believe that first principle?
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#9All of these are extremely important! Two life skills: * If you are without a doubt, you are wrong If you can't fathom the other side and where they're coming from, you, are in fact, biased beyond listening to facts, and are likely wrong. * Words matter As my grandma said, "If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all."
how strongly do you believe that first principle?
My viewpoint on number one is simple: I'm always wrong
Easier to move forward with that default assumption and try to prove I'm not as wrong as I thought and that "right" is the wrong attitude to hold.
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#10All of these are extremely important! Two life skills: * If you are without a doubt, you are wrong If you can't fathom the other side and where they're coming from, you, are in fact, biased beyond listening to facts, and are likely wrong. * Words matter As my grandma said, "If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all."
how strongly do you believe that first principle?
Wasn't my words ;)