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But those examples are extreme on purpose

Yes they were! And you’re right, we need to allow ourselves to be challenged, to consider ideas outside of our comfort zone, but we also need to able to reject ideas that are not being posited in good faith.

This is the joy of debate, to question statements and receive nuanced answers in reply.

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Yliaster@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
How do you determine what’s not in good faith?

I would imagine this would tie to values, but do those become the unquestionable object, then?

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- SpiffyPotato@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  That’s a great question and I’m not sure I have a definitive answer. For lack of better description, it would be the vibe I got from them:
  
  Do I feel like they’re being deliberately argumentative.
  
  Do I feel like they’re trying to twist my words in an unkind way.
  
  Are they looking for ways to find offence in what I’ve said.
  
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- lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  How do you determine what’s not in good faith?
  
  I personally always assume good faith. I can’t read people’s minds. On the Internet, I can’t even see facial expressions or hear how they’re saying it. It’s like that Key and Peele text message sketch.
  
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  - Yliaster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Even with MAGAts and the wave of red that’s ever-present online?
    
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    lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    When one assumes bad faith, one is assuming guilt. That isn’t fair. I have found it better to assume innocence, to adopt Judge Blackstone’s ratio over Judge Dredd’s.
    
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- clean_anion@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I assume good faith unless clear evidence indicates otherwise. I try to adopt a more general version of WP:AGF in life.
  
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SenK@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Oh my gosh, thank you for responding this way 😭

I feel like on Lemmy it’s really difficult to ever post anything but total agreement without it immediately becoming an argument. Glad we found common ground!

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