Explanation

We should create an algorithm that promotes good ideas and beliefs.

Reasons to agree

1. There will be more reasons to agree with good ideas than their will be to disagree with them
2. Reasons to agree with good ideas will be better than reasons to disagree with them.
3. It is easy for a computer to count the number of reasons that people submit to agree with or disagree with an idea.
4. If we create a system that rates ideas by the number or reasons that people submit to agree or disagree with those ideas, then it will be easy to begin evaluating those same reasons, by the number of other reasons that people give to agree or disagree with them.
5. We all believe stupid things, because we don't have good ways of organizing what we believe, and all the facts, so that they support what we believe, or contradict what we believe.

Examples

Ideas about politics:

1. Politicians should where lie detectors
2. Every 12 people should get 1 vote.
3. People should have to pass drug test to get government assistance.

Debate

1. Debate websites should put reasons to agree and disagree with an idea in different columns.