Re: rational discourse. Re: [RC] Politics and Economy: My thoughts from a Libertarian-*Leaning*, Constitutionalist Perspective.

[Ernest Prabhakar]

Then can you define “discourse”? :-) Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2025, at 15:12, Beaches & Nature fan <mountainoce...@gmail.com> wrote:  I didn't intend on the definitions you stated, when I said rational discourse. I really meant civil discourse, first and foremost, as to the nature of discourse I have with others. On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM Ernest Prabhakar <ernest.prabha...@gmail.com> wrote: Dear Vik, Thank you so much for coming, and I deeply appreciate your energy and generosity. > I am perfectly aware that my understanding is one of many. I know there are understandings that are very different from mine, and I try to be respectful of the variety of understandings that are out there, with rational discourse. Let me then ask the awkward question, which was the root of my conflict with Libertarians: What do you mean by “rational discourse?” For me, “rational” means “maximal use of available data” by being: 1. clear about assumptions 2. excited to explore logical consequences of beliefs 3. hungry for better data 4. readinesses to adapt beliefs based on better information I have painfully learned that this is not always what others mean, and would prefer to not make that same mistake. :-) Love, Ernie -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to radicalcentrism+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/RadicalCentrism/98D37E41-A5E0-4B7C-B72C-AB9EB9B5E0A0%40gmail.com. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to radicalcentrism+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/RadicalCentrism/CAK2f140gk%2Bf1zuE-AiGEL4d5TAcfHv7tomw%2BVxNqF7KayjkuhA%40mail.gmail.com. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to radicalcentrism+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/RadicalCentrism/E8F7E730-9540-43E5-9881-4C4373F672D9%40gmail.com.