It is positive to challenge your beliefs about what you think you know.
It can be disconcerting to your family when you 180 on a topic sometimes, but I’d rather be correct, and grow than be stable on every topic.
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Likewise , I’ll risk feeling like a moron if it makes better sense
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I’ve been criticized for it, and even wondered off into some pretty extreme ideologies a few times.
But I went there, learned their *actual* arguments, worked through why they might be wrong, and came out the other end.
It also means I can speak to those people in a respectful way that might open their mind to returning to something more reasonable.