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> “Hearing, honoring, and respecting dissent, even when inconvenient, can sharpen one’s own position, expand one’s knowledge, and help us see that “conflicting
by visarga 5y ago
> “Hearing, honoring, and respecting dissent, even when inconvenient, can sharpen one’s own position, expand one’s knowledge, and help us see that “conflicting doctrines share the truth between them.”
That won't work if the opposing side believes you have bad intentions and even engaging in debate with you is giving a platform to bias and discrimination. They won't debate, they think even science and math are racially and gender biased. Logic is no good, 'telling stories' (anecdotes and emotional appeal) is the new logic.
They also do not care about individuals, just the group identities. Similarly the army only cares about winning and the church only cares about purity, individual thinking among their members being considered irrelevant or even harmful.
Please use comments to explain the downvotes.
- bawolff 5y agoI didn't downvote you, but i feel like the reason is that you're basically doing what you complain the other side is doing - i.e. demonizing the other as irrational people who are all the same and beyond reason.
- visarga 5y agoMaybe they are not all the same, even though I sense there is strong pressure to conform in their ranks. That's a tragedy - abstract ideas (ideology) valued more than concrete humans with all their distinctions. Looks like I fell into an intolerance intolerance trap.