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Dennis HackethalOP·#3568

A fruitful discussion between people of different frameworks is possible, but we should not expect too much (p. 37).

Don’t expect to find agreement! If we learn “new and interesting arguments”, then even if they are “inconclusive”, the discussion is still fruitful. It can take “time and patience”.

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Dennis HackethalOP·#3583

“Truth is hard to come by.” (P. 44)

Don’t view discussions like debate club. The goal isn’t to win a debate or to convert others.

[E]ven the slightest clarification of one's problem - even the smallest contribution made towards a clearer understanding of one's own position or that of one's opponent - is a great success.

And:

[I]t is enough, more than enough, if we feel that we can see things in a new light or that we have got even a little nearer to the truth.