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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Newsvine - People Argue Just to Win, Scholars Assert

Newsvine - People Argue Just to Win, Scholars Assert
Posted by RAYLOKE at 11:24 AM

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  1. RAYLOKEJuly 31, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Xziled
    I watched the video, Geno. I understand the analogy to this story but, with all due respect, do you really believe that humans are above arguing to be right? As I alluded to, there's numerous historical examples of this phenomenon and, to be sure, I bet we could find countless examples of couples (in relationships) in which one partner accuses the other of this type of behavior during arguments.

    I agree with the information and sentiments conveyed in this story and, as such, I'm interested in an alternative opinion that can be explained and based on fact. Further, for those that don't feel humans are prone to this type of behavior, how could one explain all of the historic examples of progress being stifled because there's people who refuse to be wrong, that would rather keep knowledge down rather than concede to something new.

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  2. RAYLOKEJuly 31, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    FOR THE FUN of it, as in DEAD SERIOUS, VIRAL ; ...For centuries thinkers have assumed that the uniquely human capacity for reasoning has existed to let people reach beyond mere perception and reflex in the search for truth. Rationality allowed a solitary thinker to blaze a path to philosophical, moral and scientific enlightenment.

    Now some researchers are suggesting that reason evolved for a completely different purpose: to win arguments. Rationality, by this yardstick (and irrationality too, but we’ll get to that) is nothing more or less than a servant of the hard-wired compulsion to triumph in the debating arena. According to this view, bias, lack of logic and other supposed flaws that pollute the stream of reason are instead social adaptations that enable one group to persuade (and defeat) another. Certitude works, however sharply it may depart from the truth.

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