When you hear people speak of climate change, ask whether it’s all part of an elaborate plot to control people as part of the New World Order, or whether the science is as sound— as much as in any other field you know next to nothing about is. — Mikie
All your examples are from a left point of view. There should be some from both sides.A few current examples come to mind. — Mikie
Somewhere in the middle seems to be the abortion issue, where neither party seems willing to consider for even a moment that the opposing side may have some points. — noAxioms
You think maybe short term self-interest plays a part? — Vera Mont
All your examples are from a left point of view. There should be some from both sides. — noAxioms
the abortion issue — noAxioms
Sure, but also that mostly these things involve deep beliefs tied into a persons sense of self— their values, their life narrative and social persona, etc. — Mikie
Many are echoes from the echo-chamber of partisanship and would evaporate if they were ever examined in the light of honest reflection. Which is why the partisan propaganda-machine so strenuously opposes reading, critical thinking and contemplation. — Vera Mont
I cannot empathise with people who become aligned to one set of doctrines and cannot defend any other position or question their own. — Andrew4Handel
I cannot empathise with people who become aligned to one set of doctrines and cannot defend any other position or question their own. — Andrew4Handel
(...)and thought about it long and hard. — Vera Mont
What does this entail? — Andrew4Handel
I feel like a lot of thinking does not necessarily resolve an issue. — Andrew4Handel
That horse done sailed away on a dead ship, circa 1972.I feel like we don't make process without truly constructive honest debate that can get us out of entrenched positions and tribalism. — Andrew4Handel
So Then we rely on experts, ethicists, the government and jurisprudence to make the best legal decisions on behalf of the masses. — Andrew4Handel
I find it hard to believe that people really believe extreme positions. — Andrew4Handel
I don't believe gun advocates feel they need guns to protect against a corrupt government. — Andrew4Handel
If the God of the Jews in 1500 BCE said it was wrong — Vera Mont
The bible doesn't mention abortion as far I can remember nor does it mention paedophilia. — Andrew4Handel
They just keep thumping on "Thou shalt not kill!" and fail to mention the slaughter of peoples that same god didn't like, or all the other wars, the witch hunts, the death penalty... My computer has two compartments - and sometimes a plug-in peripheral. The human mind has as many as it needs to create in order to accommodate all these incompatible categories of thinking. Remember Alice in Wonderland?according to the pastor who teaches from that book — Vera Mont
"Alice laughed: "There's no use trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things." "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
It's deeper than that. You absolutely depend on them for your survival. You are, long before you have any choice or control, invested in trusting them. In a sense, we're all born with Stockholm syndrome.As a child I think it is hard to believe that your parents would constantly lie to you about reality — Andrew4Handel
You also have no reason to doubt it, until you have reason to doubt it. And in religious (or partisan) communities, the whole social infrastructure supports their version of reality and conspires to keep any alternate versions from reaching you.so you tend to accept their religious beliefs until it becomes untenable.
A HUGE one - and I do not use caps lightly.So in a sense I suppose their could be an emotional component to strong beliefs motivating them.
It’s well known that people who would say they’re part of one political party, right or left, are generally very skeptical of information and motives of the “other guys.” — Mikie
Treat power with skepticism. So, both the Republicans and Democrats have managed to convince people that there are two sources of approaches and one of them is right. It's a neat binary system, they agree about this, yet disagree about which one of the two sanctioned positions (set of positions) is right. Be skeptical about that binariness. Be skeptical about both teams. Be skeptical about corporations. Be skeptical of government. Note conflicts of interest, Apply Cui bono? Don't even assume they know why they are doing what they are doing? Lying to yourself first can be helpful before lying to others.I’m not suggesting we not question authority, experts, or laypeople who disagree with us. Skepticism is good. But cheap, selective skepticism isn’t. Especially when it’s only employed against our perceived enemies. — Mikie
What you're calling butting in seems to me part of normal posting here, so butt-in away.Excuse me for butting in, but may I ask whether there is a reason why you only recommend scepticism about powerful large entities - not that that's inappropriate — Ludwig V
Excuse me for butting in, but may I ask whether there is a reason why you only recommend scepticism about powerful large entities - not that that's inappropriate. — Ludwig V
But surely we also ought to be sceptical about individuals as well? — Ludwig V
I would suggest that one at least reins in the scepticism about people one loves. — Ludwig V
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