What is Nostr?
tank / Tankred Hase
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2025-01-09 10:46:01

tank on Nostr: It’s so important to be able to disagree respectfully i.e. distinguish between an ...

It’s so important to be able to disagree respectfully i.e. distinguish between an idea (on which we can disagree) and a person holding an idea (which we can respect despite a disagreement).

Perhaps this could be a podcast format, where the moderator invites two people with opposing views and starts with the question of what each respects about the other person. After mutual respect has been established, the discussion is moved towards dissecting the opposing ideas.

Other ground rules could be to encourage nonviolent communication practices from Marshall Rosenberg’s book. In his book Rosenberg describes how he has defused decades long conflicts using these practices. I try (and often fail) at using his techniques in various relationships. Perhaps the moderator could call out mistakes and encourage each guest to reword something they’ve said to reestablish mutual respect.

At the end of the podcast the moderator could ask the two where they agree with the other person’s perspective and whether they have found a mistake in their own thinking. This gives an opportunity for growth and normalizes the practice of admitting mistakes.

This format would probably diffuse so many of the conflicts lingering in society and allow us to get closer to a truth based in first principles thinking.
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