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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
Civilization currently has four (possibly five) major official arenas in which issues are ultimately resolved by dialogue and disputation.
 
Civilization currently has four (possibly five) major official arenas in which issues are ultimately resolved by dialogue and disputation.
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* the internet (newly emerging)
 
* the internet (newly emerging)
 
==New Tools==
 
==New Tools==
The invention and rapid spread of computers, as well as the extremely rapid development of new software, is causing new computer/internet-based tools to arise on a scale measurable in years or months.
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The invention and rapid spread of computers, as well as the extremely rapid development of new software, is causing new computer/internet-based tools to arise on a scale measurable in years or months. See [[Issuepedia:Dispute Resolution Technology|Dispute Resolution Technology]].
* [[wiki]]s are generally useful for documenting or discussing any complex area of understanding
 
* [http://honestargument.com/ Honest Argument] allows arguments to be broken down in a hierarchical (tree) view showing how points and sub-points, supporting and contradicting arguments, all relate to each other.
 
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
* [http://www.davidbrin.com/disputationarticle1.html Disputation Arenas] by [[David Brin]]
 
* [http://www.davidbrin.com/disputationarticle1.html Disputation Arenas] by [[David Brin]]
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
How does "public opinion", as arrived at by discussion between individuals (and informed, perhaps unfortunately, by popular media) fit into this?
 
How does "public opinion", as arrived at by discussion between individuals (and informed, perhaps unfortunately, by popular media) fit into this?

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Overview

Civilization currently has four (possibly five) major official arenas in which issues are ultimately resolved by dialogue and disputation.

  • science
  • markets
  • democracy
  • the court system
  • the internet (newly emerging)

New Tools

The invention and rapid spread of computers, as well as the extremely rapid development of new software, is causing new computer/internet-based tools to arise on a scale measurable in years or months. See Dispute Resolution Technology.

Sources

Notes

How does "public opinion", as arrived at by discussion between individuals (and informed, perhaps unfortunately, by popular media) fit into this?