"mistakenly". nice, see what ya did there. kinda like the debunk thing. just say it and it must be true. I'm not here to say you're wrong, but rather to say you don't know if you're right. I'd suggest humility is intelligence
Assumption 1: Ivermectin has anti parasitic properties
Assumption 2: Ivermectin mitigates Covid symptoms
Conclusion: Covid is a parasite instead of a virus and viruses don’t actually exist at all, they’re just parasites/fungi, or misaligned chakras.
The above assumptions are correct, but the conclusion does not follow because it does not consider that other properties of ivermectin may be at play and it ignores all the data that suggests that viruses do exist.
Is it possible that Covid and all viruses are just parasites? Yes, in the sense that that scenario doesn’t violate the laws of physics, but the fact that Ivermectin works against Covid is insufficient to prove this assertion.
I’m not here to say you’re wrong, but rather to say you don’t know you’re right.
How do I know I’m wrong until someone provides evidence contradicting my argument? If someone is going to convince me that I’m incorrect, then they’ll need to provide a sound argument backed by evidence. Asserting that your opponent can’t possibly know that they’re right isn’t a counter argument, it’s a cop out and a tacit admission that you don’t have a case for your own position.
Humility is not intelligence, and demanding evidence and sound arguments is not pride.
you not knowing is not a personal attack on you. for all I know you may be the top most knowledgeable person on this topic, but that will not change my opinion that you or anyone can't KNOW. that's not to suggest you or others might not have a very high level of certainty based upon research/evidence, but it should always leave room for healthy doubt.
this quote has been provided in slightly different forms, but it's always along the lines with the same message: "I now know I'm intelligent, because I realize I know nothing". Socrates quote presumably later in life when he came to this philosophical realization
"mistakenly". nice, see what ya did there. kinda like the debunk thing. just say it and it must be true. I'm not here to say you're wrong, but rather to say you don't know if you're right. I'd suggest humility is intelligence
The example I used illustrates a logical fallacy.
Assumption 1: Ivermectin has anti parasitic properties Assumption 2: Ivermectin mitigates Covid symptoms Conclusion: Covid is a parasite instead of a virus and viruses don’t actually exist at all, they’re just parasites/fungi, or misaligned chakras.
The above assumptions are correct, but the conclusion does not follow because it does not consider that other properties of ivermectin may be at play and it ignores all the data that suggests that viruses do exist.
Is it possible that Covid and all viruses are just parasites? Yes, in the sense that that scenario doesn’t violate the laws of physics, but the fact that Ivermectin works against Covid is insufficient to prove this assertion.
How do I know I’m wrong until someone provides evidence contradicting my argument? If someone is going to convince me that I’m incorrect, then they’ll need to provide a sound argument backed by evidence. Asserting that your opponent can’t possibly know that they’re right isn’t a counter argument, it’s a cop out and a tacit admission that you don’t have a case for your own position.
Humility is not intelligence, and demanding evidence and sound arguments is not pride.
you not knowing is not a personal attack on you. for all I know you may be the top most knowledgeable person on this topic, but that will not change my opinion that you or anyone can't KNOW. that's not to suggest you or others might not have a very high level of certainty based upon research/evidence, but it should always leave room for healthy doubt.
this quote has been provided in slightly different forms, but it's always along the lines with the same message: "I now know I'm intelligent, because I realize I know nothing". Socrates quote presumably later in life when he came to this philosophical realization