Have you ever expressed disagreement with some viewpoint by saying, “I can’t understand how anyone could think this”?
Julia Galef explains why she thinks that phrase is bad form, and complains about the skeptic version of this trope: “I can’t understand how people could think science detracts from the beauty of the physical world.”
Stop saying “I can’t understand” (Julia Galef)
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Have you ever expressed disagreement with some viewpoint by saying, “I can’t understand how anyone could think this”?
Julia Galef explains why she thinks that phrase is bad form, and complains about the skeptic version of this trope: “I can’t understand how people could think science detracts from the beauty of the physical world.”
(Here’s the Megan McArdle post she references.)