One of the many reasons I follow a diverse amount of ideas on here.
One of the many reasons I follow a diverse amount of ideas on here. I abhor echo chambers and gladly walk into posts with ideas I don't necessarily agree with. I do this to have the discussion. However, it seems most people are more interested in their like minds. They're interested in +1s and shares, "atta boys" or the feeling of acceptance they get from echoing their echo chambers.
I think the internet, especially social media, has made it easier for people to hide behind ideological walls so they never have to be confronted with different ideas. And this is bad. It weakens the mind, detracts from honest debate and prevents progress.
Originally shared by Bodhipaksa
This is a must-read article: "Sharing links that mock a caricature of the Other Side isn’t signaling that we’re somehow more informed. It signals that we’d rather be smug assholes than consider alternative views. It signals that we’d much rather show our friends that we’re like them, than try to understand those who are not."
https://medium.com/@SeanBlanda/the-other-side-is-not-dumb-2670c1294063#.w4sjat5h4
I think the internet, especially social media, has made it easier for people to hide behind ideological walls so they never have to be confronted with different ideas. And this is bad. It weakens the mind, detracts from honest debate and prevents progress.
Originally shared by Bodhipaksa
This is a must-read article: "Sharing links that mock a caricature of the Other Side isn’t signaling that we’re somehow more informed. It signals that we’d rather be smug assholes than consider alternative views. It signals that we’d much rather show our friends that we’re like them, than try to understand those who are not."
https://medium.com/@SeanBlanda/the-other-side-is-not-dumb-2670c1294063#.w4sjat5h4
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A good calm exchange of ideas; even if I completely disagree is acceptable and just as I readily admit to something I don't know - I have no problem changing my position on a subject if enlightened factual information is presented in a thoughtful fashion.
Unfortunately, there often is a large disparity in the amount of research and information on each side of certain issues. For example, I've started staying out of any discussions where one side is using the Bible (or any other religious text) as supporting evidence because the people who rely on that usually view the positions as "faith vs. science" instead of "faith vs. evidence" or "faith vs. reality". And there are some people, like the flat-earthers or the birthers, who simply will not be convinced of the truth regardless of evidence.
Cheers.