“Water is two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. What if someone says, “Well, that’s not how I choose to think about water.”? All we can do is appeal to scientific values. And if he doesn’t share those values, the conversation is over. If someone doesn’t value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove they should value it? If someone doesn’t value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?” IfsThinkingShouldWellsTwoShowsValuesWaterCan DoShareConversationProveEvidenceArgumentLogicImportanceAppealsLogicalWhat IfOxygenHydrogenLogical Arguments Author:Sam Harris
“Postmodernism, the school of 'thought' that proclaimed 'There are no truths, only interpretations' has largely played itself out in absurdity, but it has left behind a generation of academics in the humanities disabled by their distrust of the very idea of truth and their disrespect for evidence, settling for 'conversations' in which nobody is wrong and nothing can be confirmed, only asserted with whatever style you can muster.” IdeasSchoolHumanityLeftBehindsGenerationsStyleConversationEvidenceSettlingInterpretationAbsurdityDistrustLeft BehindDisabledDisrespectPostmodernismMuster Author:Daniel Dennett
“The photograph is to a great degree evidence of the conversation I had with the person. It's a part of my visual diary.” PersonsConversationDegreesEvidencePhotographVisualsDiaries Author:Jamel Shabazz
“Very commonly I get queries. Somebody saw something of mine on YouTube and of course if there is a talk on YouTube, there aren't any footnotes - and they want to know why did you say this. Well if they bothered to look up something in print, they would've seen why I said that. If they ask for evidence, I just say well take a look and mention something they can read and that usually ends the conversation.” IfsKnowsWantWellsLooksSaidEndsCoursesAsksSawsMinesConversationEvidenceLook UpPrintBotheredYoutubeFootnotesQueries Author:Noam Chomsky
“When our founders created America, it was in the age of the printing press, when individuals could freely join the conversation. And that robust, democratic dialogue more often than not lifted up the best available evidence and asserted what was more likely to be true than not.” AgeAmericaIndividualConversationEvidencePressesDemocraticAvailableDialogueBeing TrueFoundersPrintingRobustPrinting Press Author:Al Gore
“He was right. They could have a whole conversation without exchanging a word. And the conversation they had right now went like this: Colin, shut it. I don’t think I will, M. Then I’ll make you. Really? How?I’m not certain, but it will be slow and painful. And I won’t leave any evidence.” ThinkingWholeCertainRight NowConversationEvidencePainfulExchanging Author:Tessa Dare
“Discreetly keep most of your radical opinions to yourself. When with people be a listener a large part of the time. Be considerate in every word and act, and resist the tendency to say clever things. The best evidence of your culture is the tone and temper of your conversation.” PeopleCultureOpinionConversationEvidenceCleverTendenciesRadicalToneTemperListenersConsiderateBe Considerate Book:Inspiration and Ideals: Thoughts for Every Day Source: Inspiration and Ideals: Thoughts for Every Day