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"If I can't win an argument, I must change my mind." Do you agree with this view? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

You should stop viewing arguments as a win lose proposition. They are an opportunity for all participants to learn. All parties should be open to changing their mind. They should enter into the argument hoping to gain consensus and something closer to the truth.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    that requires acknowledging the limits of your knowledge, which is not something most folks are apt to do.

    if you don't know it, it must be stupid or wrong or bad! or a conspiracy...

    so many fedi posters seem to think everything is a conspiracy... mostly because they just lack basic knowledge about the world and how it workings and are outraged that there is more to the world than round pegs and square holes.

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