I do think true intellectual modesty is achieved through exploring honest disagreement. The more you explore the depths of different viewpoints, the more you realize that objective truth is much harder to know -- if not outright impossible. Or to invoke Socrates: "the more I learn, the less I know".
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agreed! Yeah, that's why the current polarized silos of social media bother me. They've found their way into everything, even computer science where exploration leads to breakthroughs. People rather be liked than challenge the status quo.
It's like people say they enjoy freedom, yet do everything to suppress the freedoms of others. The freedom to oppose is powerful and necessary for growth.