[Bups-dis] Chains of Reason

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==Announcing the launch of Chains of Reason (www.chainsofreason.org)==

Chains of Reason (www.chainsofreason.org) is an ad-free, non-profit, wiki
powered by the same software as Wikipedia. It provides a unique way for
anyone to follow, and contribute to, arguments for and against particular
beliefs - philosophical, scientific, religious, or whatever.

=How does it work?=
- First, a user presents the reasoning behind a particular belief as a chain
of very simple arguments, with the conclusion of each such 'link' in the
chain becoming a premise of the next, connecting more fundamental, and
widely accepted, beliefs to the belief in question.
- Users can then add objections, and counter-objections, to these links.
- Users can also edit a link, objection, or counter-objection, as long as
the aim of such edits is to improve the link, objection or counter-objection
in question.

In this way, users work together to ensure that a chain of reasoning, and
any accompanying objections, are as strong as possible, thereby enabling
people to make as informed an assessment as possible of the soundness of
that reasoning.

Derrick Farnell
Edinburgh University