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If Joe Rogan Asks You to Debate, Be Suspicious
The purpose of public discourse should be to bring society closer to the truth.
Is it really worthwhile to debate vaccines with a vaccine skeptic?
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As an economist who is skeptical of MMT, also known as Modern Monetary Theory, I am often urged to take part in a public debate with its advocates. I routinely decline, in part because I cannot answer “yes” to this question: Will this debate bring us closer to the truth?
It is something everyone should ask themselves before engaging in open discourse of any kind, on any subject.