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> rationalize the opposing viewpoints Putting oneself in the other’s place is the least one can do. But in politics, for example, all you will find is that the
by Koshkin 4y ago
> rationalize the opposing viewpoints
Putting oneself in the other’s place is the least one can do. But in politics, for example, all you will find is that there’s no right or wrong but rather opposing interests (of which there may be more then two). Then all you can do is start to appeal to the irrational - faith (religion), hope (expectations), love (e.g. patriotism), etc.
- jvanderbot 4y agoThats kind of the point. It takes the wind out of my sails when I realize there isn't any sense of "right" or "wrong" that can be agreed upon. Instead, you have to talk about values, and why one approach favors one value over the other. At that point, you're not talking to a heretic, but a human being with a different value system, which is often not far from yours.