“If people are capable of detecting obvious errors, then they would already have done so”
And there’s another. Possessing the capacity for something isn’t the same as achieving it. People might detect the error if they happen to notice it. People don’t necessarily notice things; in fact, they often don’t notice the obvious at all.
“Assuming that you have nothing to learn from others is, in general, a poor strategy.”
Concluding so accurately, however, is an excellent one.
“your comment added no information.”
An obvious, trivial falsehood.
“If people are capable of detecting obvious errors, then they would already have done so”
And there’s another. Possessing the capacity for something isn’t the same as achieving it. People might detect the error if they happen to notice it. People don’t necessarily notice things; in fact, they often don’t notice the obvious at all.
“Assuming that you have nothing to learn from others is, in general, a poor strategy.”
Concluding so accurately, however, is an excellent one.