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Originally Posted by WalkingDistance
Anyway, Yes the Good vs. Evil was a huge theme in the LOTR but I think it'd be interesting to flip it because there's always two sides to every story.
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Are there always two sides to every story?
Well, there are an infinite number of sides, of course, but two
valid sides?
For instance, what is the other side to "apples fall when you drop them" or "the world is round"?
This "there are two sides to everything" fallacy is exactly why various media outlets dig up some "dissenting" view on, well,
everything (at least everything a poorly-educated reporter can't understand) and give his views equal time with the overwhelming majority. They feel they have to give "both sides" even when there
is no legitimate other side. Were the shape of the Earth involved, they'd give a flat-Earther equal weight. Shooting a guy in a saloon because you don't like his face is a Bad Thing, and no "two sides" can make it into anything else.