Argument, Not Abuse: A Philosopher’s Advice To Modern Content Warriors- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke
ARGUMENT, NOT ABUSE: A PHILOSOPHER’S ADVICE TO MODERN CONTENT WARRIORS Public debate did not begin with social media. It began in the ancient marketplaces of Athens, where Socrates taught that truth is tested by questioning — not by shouting. He warned that when emotion replaces evidence, a society stops thinking and starts reacting. History is consistent on this point. From Socrates to Aristotle, from Cicero to Thomas Aquinas, from John Stuart Mill to Karl Popper, the same standard appears again and again: claims must be answered with counter-claims and counter-evidence — not insults. When a critic raises numbers, the civilised…
