https://www.dhewi.co.uk/tags/debate/ Recent content in Debate on dhewi https://www.dhewi.co.uk/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E https://www.dhewi.co.uk/%3Clink%20or%20path%20of%20image%20for%20opengraph,%20twitter-cards%3E Hugo -- 0.125.7 en-gb Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:24:15 +0100 https://www.dhewi.co.uk/posts/whats-wrong-with-prove-me-wrong/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:24:15 +0100 https://www.dhewi.co.uk/posts/whats-wrong-with-prove-me-wrong/ “Prove me wrong.” This is a topical phrase, as I write, for tragic reasons, but this is not about that. It’s about me trying to work out why I’m uncomfortable with it, really. Because I wouldn’t expect to be. By instinct, I’m close to a free speech maximalist. Saying things and being able to say things feels extremely important to me. And countering bad ideas by talking about them is better than suppressing them.