Thanks for this comment. I totally agree and I think I need to make this clearer. I mentioned elsewhere ITT that I realized that I need to do a better job distinguishing between “positions” vs. “people” especially when debate gets heated.
These are tough issues with a lot of uncertainty and I think smart people are wrestling with these.
If I can risk the “personal blog” tag: I showed an earlier draft of the essay that became this post to a friend who is very smart but doesn’t follow these issues very closely. He put me on the spot by asking me “ok, so which are you? You are putting everyone else in a box, so which box are you in?” And it made me realize, “I don’t know—it depends on which day you ask me!”
Thanks for this comment. I totally agree and I think I need to make this clearer. I mentioned elsewhere ITT that I realized that I need to do a better job distinguishing between “positions” vs. “people” especially when debate gets heated.
These are tough issues with a lot of uncertainty and I think smart people are wrestling with these.
If I can risk the “personal blog” tag: I showed an earlier draft of the essay that became this post to a friend who is very smart but doesn’t follow these issues very closely. He put me on the spot by asking me “ok, so which are you? You are putting everyone else in a box, so which box are you in?” And it made me realize, “I don’t know—it depends on which day you ask me!”