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No it's called the socratic method. You've ignored the meat of my question and now try to label it as bad faith I assume with that term.

I was asking about the scale of lithium mining if it were to replace nat. gas and coal for energy production. Not just EVs. Have you seen a study of the projected impact of that?

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My dude, did you just compare your behavior in this thread to Socrates?

No my dude, I referenced the term socratic method.

Many people use the method everyday without comparing themselves to the man personally.

When you use the scientific method, you aren't comparing yourself to Francis Bacon are you?

Also, you seemed to have veered off topic, please reply to the last sentence of my last reply if you wish to continue talking to me.

If you're using the socratic method, you're not debating, you're teaching. One interpretation is you have a stance and you're trying to get someone there and not particularly interested in what they have to say.

No it means you are trying to get them to clarify their stance and explain their reasoning so you can understand them better.

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