Threads Notes

There is virtue in remaining silent when you have insufficient evidence to be certain of your facts.

“Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man.” — Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson (https://bookshop.org/a/100660/9780517548233)

Just because someone announces calmly that a story or image has been refuted does not mean it actually has been, any more than the assertion it is true means it’s actually true.

Beware of the implicit argument from confidence. When challenged on something you can’t remember quickly, check later when you have time. Don’t be bullied by the loud voices.

Generally, it’s people who can’t handle themselves in a serious discussion who invent insulting names for their opponents.

Statistics are important. If you learn to understand them, they help you distinguish what you imagine because of your reading habits from what is actually happening.

As a follow-up to my post on Dave Black and the Riffelhorn (https://henrysthreads.com/2025/08/dave-black-summits-the-riffelhorn/), here’s a link to his post on the whole story: http://blog.daveblackonline.com/2025/08/the-summit-that-almost-didnt-happen.html

We can listen to refute. Better, listen to understand. Even better, listen to correct yourself with thoughts from outside your mental and social bubble.

Rather than criticizing a ministry or church, consider instead presenting a more effective, more Christ-like approach and structure. Critique may be necessary, but should be rare.

To effectively oppose something or someone you need your ducks in some semblance of a row, even if the other side doesn’t even have any ducks.

Courteous dialog is not a gift you give to your opponents. It is a strategic tool used to build a better community.

We tend to regard ourselves as better than the characters in the Bible stories we read (and often secular ones as well). This is a mistake and can make us miss the lessons we need.