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It is not disagreeable to disagree

Posted 01-04-2010 at 10:29 PM by Mr. Nail Bat
One of the people I follow on twitter posted this today, and it is one of the most gloriously true, wise, and pithy statements I've ever read anywhere:

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Being proved wrong, or having an ill-informed or lazy opinion challenged is always a good thing. You learn, and become a better person.
It puts into words some vague feelings of discontent I've had--discontent at people agreeing with me. I've always felt vaguely suspicious when people agree with me--if other people think I'm right, then there's probably something wrong.

Yet, the other side of the coin is: I am as thin-skinned as any other man, and I resent people telling me I'm wrong. But the thing is... when I have been challenged, and I gave it further thought, and I have as a result, changed my mind--it has always, always been a good thing. Nobody is correct 100% of the time, so why the hell are we so stubborn to change our minds?

Being challenged is more complex than being agreed with, but it can also be more satisfying in the end.
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The Great Bear's Avatar
People don't like to be wrong. They take it as a personal affront. In earlier times, when people were culturally conditioned to be deferential to the opinions of Those In Authority (be it Government, Church, "their Betters" or Elders), most people did not expect to be right all the time. In our more "democratic" and "egalitarian" society, there has been a democratization of "being right," since the culture of deference has been abandoned. This has led to things that should be nothing more than opinion, such as taste and…well…opinions, being mistaken for fact.

That's the root of it.

And for the record, I disagree, and you're wrong
Posted 01-05-2010 at 09:28 AM by The Great Bear The Great Bear is offline
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Suwako Moriya's Avatar
I think there's room for both agreement and disagreement. The problem is you have some that essentially cave in too much and others that are overly defiant.
Posted 01-05-2010 at 11:28 AM by Suwako Moriya Suwako Moriya is offline
 
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