Does this mean you no longer endorse the original statement you made (“there is little evidence of benefit from schooling”)?
I’m feeling confused… I basically agreed with Khorton’s skepticism about that original claim, and now it sounds like you agree with Khorton too. It seems like you, in fact, believe something quite different from the original claim; your actual belief is something more like: “for some children, the benefits of schooling will not outweigh the torturous experience of attending school.” But it doesn’t seem like there has been any admission that the original claim was too strong (or, at the very least, that it was worded in a confusing way). So I’m wondering if I’m misinterpreting.
Does this mean you no longer endorse the original statement you made (“there is little evidence of benefit from schooling”)?
I’m feeling confused… I basically agreed with Khorton’s skepticism about that original claim, and now it sounds like you agree with Khorton too. It seems like you, in fact, believe something quite different from the original claim; your actual belief is something more like: “for some children, the benefits of schooling will not outweigh the torturous experience of attending school.” But it doesn’t seem like there has been any admission that the original claim was too strong (or, at the very least, that it was worded in a confusing way). So I’m wondering if I’m misinterpreting.
I think there are two claims. I stand by both, but think arguing them simultaneously causes things like a motte and bailey problem to rear its head.