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'Listening and arguing with others is a healthy human endeavor. It just has a bad rap because of the rigged-to-fail arguments that inhabit the way politics is done in many societies, including ours.' ThoughtLeaders
What one fact would you wanted to have learned as early as you could? I asked this of myself and my two closest friends as we spent a few days together in the forest. One of them, “M” said, and I agree, that we should have learned natural history very early – not just the names of trees and animals but how we are connected to all there is in nature. The other one, “C,” said something about how we can connect with other people’s minds and that was really fascinating.
That is laziness because that is one of the shortcuts that our brains make when faced with conflicting information we have to make sense of. It is called aIt is a shortcut and yes, it is natural. Natural does not necessarily mean it is good. Remember, cigarettes and cancer are natural. Luckily, there was a unique role that my wonderful and funny Dad played in my life. Whatever discovery I shared with him, he will say “good job” but would always have a counterpoint which would make me even more curious as to how far and big anything could go. He was my first and habitual counterpoint to every response I had with an encounter with the world.
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