@paulg can you consider the possibility that sometimes the world is a better place when we believe things that aren’t true.
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@ghshephard Definitely. But one wants to be selective about it.
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@paulg thinking the children are our future? You seem to be on a kid-kick. I'm for it!#montessori -
@rebeccaleigh I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old so I've been on a kid kick for the last several years.
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@paulg "hey kid, check yourself."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I think honesty is far more important than correctness, especially coming from children who can be educated if they make mistakes. - 3 more replies
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@paulg Training them already? Reminds me of your definition of "formidable" -- justifiably confident. :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg societies have trouble letting go of thousands of years of mysticism, even with the strong presence of science achievm around us...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg You mean, we hardly tell kids that other people are liars? Yeah. Exposing innocent kids to harsh realities must be hard as a parent.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@gaborhojtsy and maybe we should also teach them that there is not always 1 truth, but just multiple angles of perception on truth.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Which does not negate this still being a good thing to do!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg When you look at all the things we hold to be true such a state of mind would be a threat to our Civilization and even our psyches.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg esp what's read from internet. At 12 I was told to approach even Wikipedia w. skepticism. Now kids assume Buzzfeed listicles = truthsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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