One thing I’ve noticed is that in nearly any controversy where the adherents of the heterodox position show signs of basic mental stability, the arguments for heterodoxy are stronger than the arguments for orthodoxy.
I think it’s a version of Berkson’s paradox: if a position is both heterodox and not supported by any strong arguments, it’s very unlikely that people with “basic mental stability” will embrace it in the first place. See also: “The Majority Is Always Wrong” by EY.
See this and this.
I think it’s a version of Berkson’s paradox: if a position is both heterodox and not supported by any strong arguments, it’s very unlikely that people with “basic mental stability” will embrace it in the first place. See also: “The Majority Is Always Wrong” by EY.