On the meta level, for unfalsifiable claims (and even falsifiable claims that would take more effort to verify then a normal independent 3rd party adult could spend in say a month) it doesn’t really seem to matter whether the person pushing the claims has integrity, beyond a very low bar?
They just need to have enough integrity to pass the threshold of not being some maniac/murderer/ persistent troll/etc...
But otherwise, beyond that threshold, there doesn’t seem to be a much of a downside in treating folks politely while always assuming there’s some hidden motivations going on behind the scenes.
And for the falsifiable claims that have reasonable prospects for independent 3rd party verification, assigning credibility, trust, integrity, etc., based on the author’s track record of such claims proving to be true is more than sufficient for discussions. And without regard for what hidden motivations might there be.
Maybe this is not sufficient for the community organization/emotional support/etc. side of things, though you’d be the better judge of that.
On the meta level, for unfalsifiable claims (and even falsifiable claims that would take more effort to verify then a normal independent 3rd party adult could spend in say a month) it doesn’t really seem to matter whether the person pushing the claims has integrity, beyond a very low bar?
They just need to have enough integrity to pass the threshold of not being some maniac/murderer/ persistent troll/etc...
But otherwise, beyond that threshold, there doesn’t seem to be a much of a downside in treating folks politely while always assuming there’s some hidden motivations going on behind the scenes.
And for the falsifiable claims that have reasonable prospects for independent 3rd party verification, assigning credibility, trust, integrity, etc., based on the author’s track record of such claims proving to be true is more than sufficient for discussions. And without regard for what hidden motivations might there be.
Maybe this is not sufficient for the community organization/emotional support/etc. side of things, though you’d be the better judge of that.