Hmm, not sure about this.
Personally I think the issue here is about plausibility. Lets say I
make two claims about modding an SB:
(1) it sounds better if I put a spot of green paint on top
(2) it sounds better if I change the DAC to a different design.
Of these, I think (2) is plausible but (1) is not. Of course, my DAC
mod may or not in fact make it sound better, but it is at least
plausible that it might.
Arguments here normally occur because one of two things is happening.
(a) someone insists on promoting an idea which someone else thinks is
clearly absurd
(b) someone insists on trashing an idea which someone else thinks is
worth at least considering
Or, to put it another way, because two people differ over whether an
idea is plausible or not.
Now if we could all agree on what was plausible and what was not, we'd
be happy (and probably bored because this forum would be so dull).
But we don't agree for a variety of reasons.
- we have different levels of knowledge and experience
- we have different thresholds of tolerance for when a whacky idea
becomes worth considering
- we have different levels of exposure to the person making the
original statement (i.e. trust)
So, its hard not to get frustrated when a topic in which one might
consider oneself to be expert, or at least knowledgeable, comes up -
and somebody makes a statement or claim that is clearly rubbish. Not
all opinions are equally valid (unless we are discussing purely
subjective matters, of course).
Its equally frustrating when someone trashes a proposition when they
have no good reason to.
In an ideal world we'd be able to conduct reasonable debates on some of
these interesting topics, without feeling the need to all agree on a
single answer. I doubt we'll ever get there, not least because all of
the participants in these threads have such wildly differing starting
points.
But, please can we at least avoid the pejorative? ("Dullard",
"fascism", "rude", "arrogant" are just a few recent examples).
Thank you.
Ceejay
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