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Thought for the day.
When you come across people you disagree with; such as in politics / religion / international affairs etc... How do you handle it?
It is so easy to dismiss their opinions; but it can be very informative to examine views that don't align with your own. The effort required to consider "the other" seem like too much sometimes; especially with social media and the like feeding you your own views.
For me, if it's a new idea I haven't heard before, I will probably spend time later reading up on it.
If it's the same old conspiracy theories, then I'll probably just change the subject.
If it's a common misconception, I'll probably tell them.
That is to say, generally I'll avoid conflict, but if it's a new view that I haven't previously looked into, I'm actually pretty excited to learn more.
When I first heard about flat earth ~~theory~~ hypothesis, I was totally hooked, I watched tons of videos. Ended up getting out a calculator after a graveyard shift so I could finally rest my mind after disproving one of their claims.
Got some new inspiration for DnD world building, which eventually led to designing a world that was on the inside of a giant egg.
That is the best possible reply to that question.
I think you win the internet for today.
I'm sure someone has told me about a flat earth show where they get flat earth believers, and get them to invent scientific tests for proving their theories. Then they get them to do the tests and see the results. I haven't actually watched it but it sounds pretty interesting.
There's one hilarious hour+ long one I saw where they went out to prove the earth is flat using a laser over a very very long distance, and accidentally prove the earth is round.
Yeah that's the sort of thing! Do you remember what it was called?
Behind the Curve on Netflix, here's the clip in question
https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/sjeoqd/flatearther_accidentally_proves_the_earth_is/
Thanks! I'll consider watching it, but sometimes I get second-hand cringe and can't handle it 😆
Its a comedy hahaha
Haha ok, I saved your comment and will check it out next time we have netflix (we rotate streaming services one at a time, currently on Disney+).
People's beliefs are intrinsically linked to personal Identity, and can therefore almost never be rational.
Then again: 'reason' itself does not exist. Sure, there's game theory, science, the scientific method and all that - but science is usually only followed when there's something to be gained economically, or strategically. And game theory also cannot account for irrational behavior.
Most of the time, people just follow their gut feelings, and do whatever feels right. So it helps to have a sense of humor when debating politics.
Gave my speech at my stepdad's funeral today - and then we got invited by his brother to the Zealong Tea Estate, back in Hamilton.
They had these newspaper cutouts on the wall showing all the celebrities who had visited the place before - including John Key, King Charles, Chinese president Xi Jinping, and many others.
I think I did a good job passing myself off as an upper class individual. Had to wear my mum's clothes, because all I really have is a hoodie, and some sweatpants. The tea was awesome. Stretched that expensive little tea bag as much as I could, by pouring myself up to 4 cups.
We came back to Otorohanga, looking for a pub. Tried the local Working Man's Club - but unfortunately, you couldn't order anything without being a member. There was not a single young face to be seen. Thirsty Weta tends to have slightly more young people, but they usually come with their parents for dinner and special occasions. The Loneliness seems to haunt me everywhere I go.. but it doesn't really bother me anymore. Every generation has its own wars, famines and struggles. Mine just happens to be a spiritual famine, and that's ok. I'll be a'ight
Behemoth tickets on sale now! Just got mine.
I'm wondering how I might contribute to the Photo Friday post, with the prompt "something that looks like a face, but isn't". I might head out for a lunchtime walk to get some inspiration.
Thought for the day from one my my kids: "The true meaning of Halloween is actually scary pumpkins"