Collecting and understanding many alternate views is helpful in any context.
In polarizing discussions it is even more important.
Understanding many viewpoints doesn’t mean full agreement. Just that one has taken the time to move past “I can’t understand how or why some one can believe that”.
Until you can understand why someone has their view, it’s risky to draw judgements and conclusions. Literally from one’s own lack of understanding.
Holding many simplified models in mind, despite each of their gaps with reality, is as helpful in engineering, physics and navigating life, as it is in politics.
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Understanding many viewpoints doesn’t mean full agreement. Just that one has taken the time to move past “I can’t understand how or why some one can believe that”.
Until you can understand why someone has their view, it’s risky to draw judgements and conclusions. Literally from one’s own lack of understanding.
Holding many simplified models in mind, despite each of their gaps with reality, is as helpful in engineering, physics and navigating life, as it is in politics.