I think that most of what people call “intellectual honesty” would be more accurately called “epistemic humility”. It’s not just about trying to minimize deception and bias, it’s about recognizing that it’s an impossible task, and according the same rights to possibly-wrong beliefs to others as to yourself.
Which isn’t to say that all wrong beliefs are equally acceptable, just that there’s a wider range of reasonable beliefs than you probably realize when you’re discussing/debating.
I think that most of what people call “intellectual honesty” would be more accurately called “epistemic humility”. It’s not just about trying to minimize deception and bias, it’s about recognizing that it’s an impossible task, and according the same rights to possibly-wrong beliefs to others as to yourself.
Which isn’t to say that all wrong beliefs are equally acceptable, just that there’s a wider range of reasonable beliefs than you probably realize when you’re discussing/debating.