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Originally Posted by Mathgod
It's rather easy to remain dispassionate when the status quo pretty much aligns with what you want society to be.
And it's rather interesting how quickly some become ultra-passionate when some components of society veer toward what they deem to be reprehensible. Is the devil really "nowhere near as evil as Donald Trump"? It's an interesting proposition. I would like to see it scientifically proven, using facts only. No emotions allowed. 
Point is, I'm more than willing to be curious and open minded, provided that everyone here is willing to do the same. When people instantly resort to ad hominems as soon as they hear things they don't like, it makes it rather difficult to keep the conversation dispassionate. |
I'm kind of confused by what the intent of your response is. I'm not trying to silence you. If anything, I'm interested in UBI being given a fair shake through what I think would be a very interesting exploration of how the economy does and potentially could operate.
The UBI debate is analogous to the climate change debate though. The science done to understand what's happening, why and what may happen should be dispassionate. It's dumb not to be that way because making good decisions depends upon having good information. Dispassionate analysis has to come before making decisions about what actions to take. Letting emotions into that process makes it harder to have agreement on what's really possible.