mikedilger on Nostr: In the highly polarized modern world, everything said is analyzed to try to determine ...
In the highly polarized modern world, everything said is analyzed to try to determine what side of an issue the speaker is on, in order to inform the friend-or-foe mental circuitry.
Let me make it easy for you all: I'm on the other side. I'm always on the other side.
This is the fundamental nature of a skeptic. It is also a crucial stance for a scientist to be trying to disprove his/her own theories rather than looking for confirmation of them.
I speak in order to learn, not in order to influence. I put out my honest thoughts every time, trying to give weight to whichever side of the issue seemed under represented, knowing that my thoughts aren't quite right or balanced yet, but I put them out and listen for the responses which I hope will direct my attention askew to the things I was not considering when I spoke. That is what I love about free speech. It is how we think in groups.
Let me make it easy for you all: I'm on the other side. I'm always on the other side.
This is the fundamental nature of a skeptic. It is also a crucial stance for a scientist to be trying to disprove his/her own theories rather than looking for confirmation of them.
I speak in order to learn, not in order to influence. I put out my honest thoughts every time, trying to give weight to whichever side of the issue seemed under represented, knowing that my thoughts aren't quite right or balanced yet, but I put them out and listen for the responses which I hope will direct my attention askew to the things I was not considering when I spoke. That is what I love about free speech. It is how we think in groups.