One dispositional difference between me and other ppl is that compared to other people, if Bob says statement X that’s false and dumb, I’m much more likely to believe that Bob did not meaningfully understand something about X.
I think other people are much more likely to jump to “Bob actually has a deeper reason Y for saying X” if they like Bob or “Bob is just trolling” if they dislike Bob.
Either reason might well be true, but a) I think often they are not true, and b) even if they are, I still think most likely Bob didn’t understand X. Even if X is not Bob’s true rejection, or if Bob would’ve found a different thing to troll about if he understood X better.
This is one of the reasons I find it valuable to proffer relatively simple explanations for complex concepts, at least sometimes.
One dispositional difference between me and other ppl is that compared to other people, if Bob says statement X that’s false and dumb, I’m much more likely to believe that Bob did not meaningfully understand something about X.
I think other people are much more likely to jump to “Bob actually has a deeper reason Y for saying X” if they like Bob or “Bob is just trolling” if they dislike Bob.
Either reason might well be true, but a) I think often they are not true, and b) even if they are, I still think most likely Bob didn’t understand X. Even if X is not Bob’s true rejection, or if Bob would’ve found a different thing to troll about if he understood X better.
This is one of the reasons I find it valuable to proffer relatively simple explanations for complex concepts, at least sometimes.