It seems better to award some fraction of the prize pool to refutations of the posted arguments. IMO the point isn’t to be “fair to both sides”, it’s to produce truth.
Wait, the goal here, at least, isn’t to produce truth, it is to disseminate it. Counter-arguments are great, but this isn’t about debating the question, it’s about communicating a conclusion well.
It seems better to award some fraction of the prize pool to refutations of the posted arguments. IMO the point isn’t to be “fair to both sides”, it’s to produce truth.
Wait, the goal here, at least, isn’t to produce truth, it is to disseminate it. Counter-arguments are great, but this isn’t about debating the question, it’s about communicating a conclusion well.
This is PR, not internal epistemics, if I’m understanding the situation correctly.