Politics: Is it a good idea to follow people whose political opinions you strongly disagree with on Quora?
For
my part, I learn more from those who disagree with me than from those
who don't. However, finding such people merely opens a tiny crack in a
door that must be swung wide if either of us is to benefit from the
experience. Knowledge is gained by discourse between people holding
different points of view who wish to resolve their differences by
reasoned arguments. The purpose is not to debate the issues but to
apply reason to reach rational conclusions. Unfortunately (for me),
Quora does not support the kind of in-depth discussion necessary to
encourage those tiny shifts in perspective that broaden our minds.
Fred Gohlke
Fred Gohlke
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