1/ Arguments are like war.
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2/ We’re taught to win arguments. Which is why we frame arguments like war. We do this unconsciously.
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3/ The evidence is in our language. Look at the metaphors we use. Examples: 1. "I demolished his argument.” 2. "His criticisms were right on target." 3. "He shot down all of my arguments.” All war metaphors.
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4/ When we start battling, we stop learning. When we frame arguments like war, we see the other person as an opponent. Somebody who must be defeated. When all we care about is winning, we forget the most important thing: TRUTH.
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5/ We’re taught to "straw man” the other person’s argument. We try to make the other person’s perspective as weak as possible. We laugh about their ideas and try to destroy them. It’s a zero-sum conversation: Somebody wins, somebody loses. This isn’t real thinking.
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6/ Instead, we should “iron man” the other person’s argument. Assume the other person is smart and sophisticated. Adopt their perspective. Work *with* them. Make their argument as strong as possible. Ask them to help you with yours. Work towards truth — together.
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It is about mastering quantum thinking. The ability to both agree and disagree with an argument at the same time. World is complicated, simple truths are unlikely to exist.
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