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Isn’t it hypocritical to criticize people, though, for having their egos attached to their opinions? I mean, who hasn’t? It’s likely that we only think better o
by rTX5CMRXIfFG 4y ago
Isn’t it hypocritical to criticize people, though, for having their egos attached to their opinions? I mean, who hasn’t? It’s likely that we only think better of ourselves when we are disagreeing with others on topics that do not matter to us deeply (and which does to them—so really, who’s being the bad person here?), but everyone has something that they deeply believe in and upon which they anchor their identity. Otherwise, why would we bother arguing with others if we didn’t believe that our beliefs are the correct guiding principles for our day-to-day actions that define our identities?
- Timon3 4y agoI think there is a worthwhile distinction between the values you hold, and specific ways of implementing those values. When disagreeing with another person you're far more likely to differ on the exact road you want to take, but not actually the destination - presumably because a lot of individual assumptions play into the implementation you deem ideal. To give an example, I do attach my ego to a lot of my values. But at the same time I know that I am fallible, and more likely to be wrong than right on any given topic, even if I do my best to research it. So if I really hold true to my values, I can't stomp my feet and say "But we have to do it this way!" if someone else can reasonably argue for a different (and potentially better) road to take.