I propose these amendment to the essay at top: 1) “Nurture Culture makes a lot of sense in a world where criticism and disagreement are often [or are perceived to be] an attack or threat.”
2) I question the reasonability of describing intellectual “criticism and disagreement” as “an attack or threat”. I propose that this change “an attack or threat” → “a threat to the ego of the target of the criticism or rebuttal”.
My waving a knife can be reasonably inferred to be “an attack or threat” My statement that “your logic is faulty because …” is not. Claiming that one is being subjected to “an attack or threat” often seems to be used as a rhetorical technique to chill comments that cannot be rebutted using reason, facts, and logic.
I propose these amendment to the essay at top:
1) “Nurture Culture makes a lot of sense in a world where criticism and disagreement are often [or are perceived to be] an attack or threat.”
2) I question the reasonability of describing intellectual “criticism and disagreement” as “an attack or threat”. I propose that this change “an attack or threat” → “a threat to the ego of the target of the criticism or rebuttal”.
My waving a knife can be reasonably inferred to be “an attack or threat” My statement that “your logic is faulty because …” is not. Claiming that one is being subjected to “an attack or threat” often seems to be used as a rhetorical technique to chill comments that cannot be rebutted using reason, facts, and logic.