I think it’s great you want open dialog and not to control the narrative.No one is trying to 'control' the narrative. Did libel laws make things worse? I don't think it's too much to ask for people to show a little more respect for objective reality. Lumborg isn't an idiot. He almost certainly knew what he said wasn't true but the truth didn't support his narrative.
“Asking” is only whining that will turn people off from your goal unless you A) effectively convince/educate or B) you really mean forcing people (which turns people off from your good, logical goal. see: vax mandates).
If you try to establish a legal objective reality you will end up with the dustbin of history of top down control that obstructs true progress. Govt officials are far from being in touch nor can they be, as their main goal is to appease and get re-elected. As we’ve seen even recently, party platforms don’t mean real stances (e.g., Tesla the FACTUAL market leader ignored for a long time by Biden.) That’s in the best case scenario, if the populace has an actual vote. But even THEN all it takes is an effective salesman and suddenly the accepted facts switch, if you let the govt set the definitions. And if the populace doesn’t ACTUALLY have a vote, look at Galileo who had to conform to the Powers of the time which were grossly mistaken on Astronomy.
So you’ve gotta tolerate idiots, and strive to help people see the light you’ve seen.
Keeping in mind that you (and all humans) FACTUALLY are an idiot in your own blind spots can help. People are at times not perfectly logical or fair, and you can’t change that. I’m just saying, which I think you would understand, that in open dialog you have to know how to wield your sword effectively so your point isn’t missed in people’s fight-flight response (emotions, arrogance, etc).
So yeah Lex really dropped a great opportunity. More opportunity for you and me.
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