rainrain@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCause-effect was always a broken narrative. Twice-broken when you attach a pricetag.message-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down127
arrow-up1-24arrow-down1message-squareCause-effect was always a broken narrative. Twice-broken when you attach a pricetag.rainrain@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down9·edit-22 days 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-up6·2 days agoBut you’re not even willing to provide an example of what you mean…
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down9·2 days agoYou didn’t provide examples either, actually.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 days 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-down3·2 days agoBut you aren’t demanding that I defend my claim, you are asking for clarification, right?
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day 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.