I’m saying, that in an extremely narrow scope, it holds true.
Yes, it does. I would, for instance, put creationism in that category.
But I suspect the advice would be bad for most people, at least most people of the kind you see in Internet arguments, because people have a habit of saying that all sorts of things are really well established to all reasonable people and are only opposed by the deluded and by those with a stake in the problem. I wouldn’t, for instance, put capital punishment, or vegetarianism, or effective altruism, or immigration, in that category, but I’ve seen people treat all of those that way.
Yes, it does. I would, for instance, put creationism in that category.
But I suspect the advice would be bad for most people, at least most people of the kind you see in Internet arguments, because people have a habit of saying that all sorts of things are really well established to all reasonable people and are only opposed by the deluded and by those with a stake in the problem. I wouldn’t, for instance, put capital punishment, or vegetarianism, or effective altruism, or immigration, in that category, but I’ve seen people treat all of those that way.