tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312595099575093231.post5016667737920065807..comments2024-01-12T15:16:59.698-05:00Comments on SideWise Thinking: You're Not Being Reasonable!Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312595099575093231.post-39871228244550867082010-09-15T02:22:52.995-04:002010-09-15T02:22:52.995-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doug S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11918949543315280580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312595099575093231.post-48457185825405385582010-09-09T22:13:20.316-04:002010-09-09T22:13:20.316-04:00>4. You’re not being reasonable if you don’t ta...>4. You’re not being reasonable if you don’t take the time to figure out why the other side believes what they believe.<br /><br />Second on that difficulty. If the other side is not also being reasonable then trying to determine their motivation can take a lot of time. That time is a heavy price to pay, and it makes me appreciate my trusted sources even more.Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312595099575093231.post-55305487672748079772010-03-21T12:24:39.700-04:002010-03-21T12:24:39.700-04:00I agree with you about the difficulty, and I reall...I agree with you about the difficulty, and I really like your insights into ceding opinions to organizations without checking them out first. Thanks.Michael Dobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5312595099575093231.post-75034951561455880322010-03-03T12:20:52.080-05:002010-03-03T12:20:52.080-05:00Mike,
Looking for reasonableness in discussion ab...Mike,<br /><br />Looking for reasonableness in discussion about politics or religion is a difficult quest indeed. It might be easier to saunter over to Mordor and drop the One Ring into the volcano...<br /><br />All too often people tend to cede their opinions to an organization, rather than crafting their own opinion. Then, when the opinion is questioned, they often end up defending the organization rather than the opinion. And quoting arguments they don't really understand fully because they came from someone else, and they never took the time to think through them.<br /><br />It's certainly a time-saver to adopt an opinion from an organization (or a person) you respect and trust, but if you plan to defend that opinion you need to take the time to think it through for yourself and understand the arguments for and against.<br /><br />I'm always wary of people who are reflexively for (or against) a political party or a religious organization. Getting into a discussion (or argument) with them is a waste of time (unless you just want to get someone mad, which is not a very adult hobby).<br /><br />Unfortunately, public discourse is usually dominated by partisans... it's fortunate to find places (such as this blog) where you can have a reasonable discussion.Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699029352175505260noreply@blogger.com