Here’s a good thought experiment for you: think of a position you hold on some issue. Now think of an opposing position, one that you disagree with, on the same issue. Can you name three people or organizations that A.) support the opposing position and B.) you respect and can honestly say are holding their position in good faith?
If not, then chances are that you do not actually understand the opposing position and you live in an echo chamber. If you think the test of reasonableness is whether someone reaches the same conclusions as you, rather than how they approach questions of debate in general, then you are always going to have a limited understanding of the world, and won’t be able to change your mind when it’s warranted.
If you can’t think of three such people or organizations – go find them.
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