DEBATE SCHOOL

An ancient practice. Built for the age of AI

Insight Dialogue

is a method of one-on-one dialogue utilized by Tibetan scholar-contemplatives for the past thousand years to investigate the functions of cognition and perception, and to ultimately probe the very nature of reality. Insight Dialogue is a tried and true method of enhancing our critical thinking capacities. The unique style of using consequential reasoning – pointing out absurd logical consequences in a partner’s stated view (reductio ad absurdum reasoning) – helps to reveal hidden cognitive biases and unacknowledged contradictions held within one’s mind. By situating a dialogue in a restrictive format, the discussion can progress and unearth richer and richer meaning without getting sidetracked or falling prey to time-wasting straw man and ad hominem arguments.

While useful for anyone who intends to be an active citizen of a knowledge-based society, this tool is especially pertinent for today’s research scientists. The practice of Insight Dialogue depends on some rules of logic shared in common across most systems of logic, but does not assume any knowledge or acceptance of specifically Buddhist views.

Debate School - a project of Forest of Wisdom - is a website that offers learning materials and resources to get you started on your journey into Insight Dialogue.

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