Re: The Negatively Adept
I've been quoting this from Oliver Cromwell alot lately,
"I beseech you in the bowels of christ think it possible you may be mistaken."
It seems in conversing w/ many adults and young adults (from my exp.), that they are often simply to certain of their certainty for any argument to be effective. I find many are simply waiting to reply rather than listening.
I try as much as possible to see arguments (which I disagree w/) from another point of view, before I refuse them completely. The next step ( and only recourse at that point) is actions. Walk the walk of the talk that you talk, and you will be more likely to gain their respect and thus their attention.
Imo, knowledge is not finite. There is no end all. There is always more to discover, and an open mind is indeed the key to discovery.
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