Is it normal to purposefully seek challenges to my ideas?

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Politically, I'm sort of on the far-left, but I sometimes purposefully read books and periodicals written by people on the right (both the nutty, unhinged wingnut types, and the more eloquent, cultured conservatives) just so I can get used to having my ideas challenged. Whenever my ideas are challenged, I tend to get this mildly stressed feeling, and I think that force-feeding myself conservative media from time to time will get me used to it. IIN?

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    8 years ago

    if yallre so fuckin smart then how come yallre involved in partisan politics and learnin to better bicker?

    thats the stupidest most futile wastea time activity on the fuckin planet reserved for both morons like yall and sociopathic power seekers

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      8 years ago

      Thanks for being fair, balanced, and nonjudgmental in your assessment. Also, when did I ever say that I was "smart?" I'm really glad that your nonexistent reading-comprehension allows you to read things into my statements that I'm not actually saying. Clearly, your father and uncle aren't one and the same or anything.

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      • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
        8 years ago

        leadin off with 'fair & balanced' is hardly the hallmark of a deep thinker

        and yallre right my father designed radar systems for the navy and my uncle ran a bank

        clearly different people

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  • green_boogers
    8 years ago

    Good for you. I do the same thing, and try to formulate counter arguments to positions that I disagree with. Some of my arguments are bad. Some of the opposition ideas are good. This is the basis for constructive political compromise.

    BTW, I wish more liberals understood macroeconomics.

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    Normal, probably not. But it's always intelligent to do enough research so that you understand all sides of an issue, and not blindly follow the herd.
    Good on ya!

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  • TightCancerKidsAssholes
    8 years ago

    Don't worry about politics. Why not fuck a sweet innocent little cancer kid in its tight asshole.

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  • Short4Words
    8 years ago

    You should challenge your beliefs sometime but not the point where it makes you sick.

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