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zhibr t1_j5o0uiv wrote

Reply to comment by corporatestateinc in Argument for a more narrow understanding of the Paradox of Tolerance by doubtstack

I agree, the idea that being a supporter of a free society forces you to accept some logical-sounding but foreign-to-reality inferences is dumb.

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genuinely_insincere t1_j65coyl wrote

That sentence doesn't quite make sense

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zhibr t1_j662ewv wrote

Not the best way to put it, true.

The point was that the article seemed to say that IF you are a supporter of a free society, you MUST accept these claims. Which is nonsense, because everything depends on what is meant by those things. And especially nonsense, if the claims are very abstract philosophical constructs, such as duties or rights, as the previous commenter mentioned.

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genuinely_insincere t1_j66qyl7 wrote

plus, the claim the article is making, is actually false. the tolerance paradox is correct as it is being used. the article is saying the tolerance paradox isn't correct. i applaud the author for trying to question things, but they missed the mark, because they should have realized that their hypothesis was false when they looked closer at the paradox.

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zhibr t1_j6ar50o wrote

What mistake did they make?

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