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"My parents can hold conflicting viewpoints simultaneously, in sentences one after another, and have no problem with it." They probably say the same about you.
by starkd 6y ago
"My parents can hold conflicting viewpoints simultaneously, in sentences one after another, and have no problem with it."
They probably say the same about you. The hard truth is that most people hold conflicting opinions. It usually takes about 20 years of being an adult to come to this realization.
- throwawayboise 6y agoAlso opinions and perspectives change. I was quite liberal, politically, in my 20s. In my 50s I'm quite conservative, though I would never have thought that could be the case when I was 22.
- starkd 6y agoThat seems to be fairly common. School curriculum tends to have a brainwashing element to it. Also, each generation thinks it has all the answers. I remember discussions with older relatives, trying to convince them of something. They turned out to be right more often than not.