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What kind of "bar" do we run here at Winds of Change?

In the "comments guidelines":http://www.windsofchange.ne... and associated thread, Joe Katzman mentions "backchannel discussion". But what if there's no backchannel availab...

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A person's belief system contains some beliefs which are vague or clouded. These beliefs serve as a ground for opinions (or choosing not to voice certain opinions). Were the person defend these opinions in occasion of disagreement, IMO he has to clarify these beliefs and their origins in order to defend his position. If clouded beliefs are not clarified it seems impossible to continue the argument and debate concludes: "person couldn't give evidence for his opinions".

In my experince, clouded beliefs (which I have had plenty and by all odds still have) can result from intuision, a hunch or an emotional reflex. Defending an opinion grounded on vague intuition is hard 'cause you have to clarify& think through the belief yourself while avoiding a swarm of rationalizations coming to your mind.

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