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  • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzOP
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    1 year ago

    Thought for the day.

    When you come across people you disagree with; such as in politics / religion / international affairs etc… How do you handle it?

    It is so easy to dismiss their opinions; but it can be very informative to examine views that don’t align with your own. The effort required to consider “the other” seem like too much sometimes; especially with social media and the like feeding you your own views.

    • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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      1 year ago

      For me, if it’s a new idea I haven’t heard before, I will probably spend time later reading up on it.

      If it’s the same old conspiracy theories, then I’ll probably just change the subject.

      If it’s a common misconception, I’ll probably tell them.

      That is to say, generally I’ll avoid conflict, but if it’s a new view that I haven’t previously looked into, I’m actually pretty excited to learn more.

      • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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        When I first heard about flat earth theory hypothesis, I was totally hooked, I watched tons of videos. Ended up getting out a calculator after a graveyard shift so I could finally rest my mind after disproving one of their claims.

        Got some new inspiration for DnD world building, which eventually led to designing a world that was on the inside of a giant egg.

    • KhanumBallZ@lemmy.nz
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      People’s beliefs are intrinsically linked to personal Identity, and can therefore almost never be rational.

      Then again: ‘reason’ itself does not exist. Sure, there’s game theory, science, the scientific method and all that - but science is usually only followed when there’s something to be gained economically, or strategically. And game theory also cannot account for irrational behavior.

      Most of the time, people just follow their gut feelings, and do whatever feels right. So it helps to have a sense of humor when debating politics.