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Debating without labeling
1:05:31 - 1:10:06 (04:35)
A call for people to have an opinion or point of view about a topic, not about the orientation of the topic on a single-dimensional spectrum. The podcast host points out how strange it is that labels are demanded during debate or questioning, including of doctors and the topic of science.
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The value of questioning science is essential as science is not always a definitive answer to a question.
1:05:31 - 1:07:12 (01:41)
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The value of questioning science is essential as science is not always a definitive answer to a question. In the case of Ivermectin, people are becoming more defensive as it challenges an existing hypothesis that they hold as true.
ChapterDebating without labeling
EpisodeE36: New FTC Chair, breaking up big tech, government silent spying, Jon Stewart, wildfires & more
PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The current societal norm of immediately categorizing conversations and opinions into a blue or red political spectrum is a one-dimensional and limiting framework, preventing objective truth finding and limiting the scope of conversation topics.
1:07:12 - 1:10:06 (02:54)
Summary
The current societal norm of immediately categorizing conversations and opinions into a blue or red political spectrum is a one-dimensional and limiting framework, preventing objective truth finding and limiting the scope of conversation topics. It is time to focus on the topic itself and have an opinion about it, rather than the orientation of it on the political spectrum.