Dear I, Gestalta,I, Gestalta wrote:The point is that surrendering your ability to reason to a perceived intellectual authority figure in any capacity is the antithesis of what this forum is about. It's not to say that one cannot learn from another person with slightly-to-much more experience, but to refrain from discussing and analyzing any point(s) of contention in the meantime is anything but beneficial to reaching an understanding of, well, just about anything.
Who mentioned anything about "surrendering your ability to reason to a perceived intellectual figure"?
Are you calling the learning process a one-sided dialectic? Can you or can you not learn from another person with more knowledge? Could you please clarify your point because I am confused on where you stand.
Secondly, who said anything about "refrain[ing] from discussing and analyzing any points of contention"? Could you please explain to me what you mean in this sentence and what you believe I am suggesting?
Thank you!