Leaving Reddit for trying erase women.

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[–]Current_Year_Acct 23 insightful - 2 fun23 insightful - 1 fun24 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It's perfectly sound. That's why you've been banned from reddit. Welcome.

[–]takeyourjoyjohn 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thank you for the warm welcome. I wish this world would allow non-heated debates over sensitive subjects, because then we all might actually learn something from one another and go somewhere with it.

Currently it all feels like a race to find out who's right and who's wrong. But I've always found it interesting to, instead, discuss these kinds of hot button topics with anyone who strongly opposes me, because I believe knowing both sides of the equation can really strengthen your foundation. This strong foundation, in turn, allows you to succeed in getting your point across in future debates and allows you to sound educated.

All I see now are groups staying within their comfort zones of ideas. I've always felt that if there isn't at least one thing about "your side" that you inherently disagree with, you're not being challenged. You're not learning anything. You're not growing. This is my reasoning behind why I love discussing with people who oppose me.

But people hinder you from learning anymore these days because if you disagree with even a tiny mechanism of the larger machine, you're automatically the enemy.

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All I see now are groups staying within their comfort zones of ideas. I've always felt that if there isn't at least one thing about "your side" that you inherently disagree with, you're not being challenged. You're not learning anything. You're not growing. This is my reasoning behind why I love discussing with people who oppose me.

Beyond that, censorship keeps loads of very pertinent questions and facts out of the discourse almost entirely.

Like you, I love arguing with people who hold different opinions. I've been doing it since the Usenet days. If you want to ensure the foundations of your belief system are sound - expose it to scrutiny, and examine opposing opinions and contradicting evidence without egotism. It's hard to do, but worth the effort - and definitely fun with the right mindset.