I Think the General View Is That Open Discussion Is Likely to Produce Better Outcomes in the Long Run

i think we should have confidence that open discussion and trying to get to the truth of the situation is, in the long run, likely to produce a better outcome for all those affected. I agree with jeff younow, you can imagine situations where you would not do this. Some years ago, a magazine called the progressive published an account of how to make a an h bomb. And there's an obvious harm that comes from our inability to even to discuss an idea like that.