This old comment by Robin Hanson seems relevant.
The worst case scenario is if two people both decide that a question is settled, but settle it in opposite ways. Then we’re only moving from a state of “disagreement and debate” to a state of “disagreement without debate”, which is not progress.
This old comment by Robin Hanson seems relevant.
The worst case scenario is if two people both decide that a question is settled, but settle it in opposite ways. Then we’re only moving from a state of “disagreement and debate” to a state of “disagreement without debate”, which is not progress.