I like to engage with people of differing opinions! Why don't others elsewhere?

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[–]Trajan 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Being shown to be wrong is uncomfortable, particularly where a person is emotionally invested. Some people just can’t deal with that. It’s a lack of resilience and a deficit of curiosity. Disagreement is great! It’s how we learn.

[–]Newmug 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Post of the month!

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Cheers!

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    [–]Trajan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I see what you did there.

    Yeah, it comes down to critically evaluating the beliefs of others and our own. Anybody whose beliefs are defined by whoever they spoke with last or by what's currently popular is a child.