That’s why, when you serve on a jury, the judge tells you not to discuss anything about the case with people at home. In my experience on a jury, you keep changing your mind every day, and if you tell no one you don’t have to feel trapped by what you said
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This sounds good to me, so I retweeted it, so now . . . uh oh, wait a sec
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On the other hand, a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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Unless of course you develop a mindset of being willing to admit error.
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yes, a famous paper, "Philosophy as Bloodsport" once we make an idea or position [or opposition to one] our "brand," right or wrong we will defend it to the death
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We can counteract this. I praise people for entertaining fact based & divergent views & taking wiser positions. I take pride in & boast of admitting my mistakes. Born in the Republican right, I now support
#BernieWarren2020#MMT#GreenNewDeal#JobGuarantee#M4A#NetNeutrality
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We can even see about getting people to declare in writing, “I’m willing to listen open-mindedly to differing ideas.”
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On the other hand, if you never express opinions you hold, you can't error check them, nor can you convince others to hold them.
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“Commitment and consistency” Influence - Robert Cialdini
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'Influence' by Robert Cialdini?
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