Joe speaks out

[*Nately120*]

(06-07-2020, 05:50 PM)Circleville Guy Wrote: I see your point. The bad thing is that debate usually quickly turn to arguments and no progress ever gets made in this world. The crazy thing is that both sides usually has some valid points that get lost in the arguments and the whole thing stays a circle.

I don't claim to be the wisest or most likable fellow, but I can say that I've actually left a debate with an altered point of view and/or new things to consider.  Discussion, debate, and disagreements are only as valuable as you want them to be, I suppose. 

(06-07-2020, 06:18 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Sorry for the rant, and to Nately as I'm not sure I really needed to veer of here.  But what he says here is so true, and it really gets on my nerves.  Not all "conservatives" are racists and not all "liberals" are "It's Ma'am" dude from Gamestop incarnate.  Most people are completely normal and share little with the extremes of their respective political parties.

I read you loud and clear.  The thing is, we are socially and biologically programmed to align ourselves with "our side" and view "the other side" with knee-jerk decisions and labels.  Even acknowledging our bias towards being, well...biased, it's hard to get around and face the agony of possibly being wrong about something.