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I used to have a political systems professor that made us all write a paper on what influenced our "political ideologies" The assignment was three pages and entailed an explanation of how your environment shaped the way you think about the different issues in politics. (divisive issues ofc) I had a hard time putting my name on something that implied I am not the decision maker between what I learn to be factual and unfactual In response, I wrote a 7 page paper on how the authors I've read were my "political socializing agents" because they taught me a lot of facts. Mainly having to do with the praxeological framework that humans respond to personal incentives. I got a B on a paper that I actually put time and thought into, while my peers who glazed the professors perspective of "ideologies" got A- averaged. @Kano gets it

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Kano opinionatedpleb@nostrplebs.com 1 year ago

What made me really laugh is that I went onto the website Political Compass to review the question they ask you… Every single question requires you to provide a solid definitive answer, which is absolutely bonkers to me, because the world doesn’t sit still and is forever in flux. The world will forever stand still if we don’t get out of the constraints and prison ideology provides. Out of the box thinking is required.

Kano opinionatedpleb@nostrplebs.com 1 year ago

Probably should’ve worded it better, when I say the world will forever sit still, I mainly mean that the problems won’t change. People need to realise that belief/definitive answers are complicated. If you believe in something, you’re automatically precluded to believe in its polar opposite, this is why people are soo narrow minded.

Drew F 1 year ago

The word "Belief" is a signal that the speaker is consciously conceding that an alternative philosophy could result in a different conclusion. Therefore the word shouldn't be used when referring to anything possible to learn or verify. "Belief" is for discussing original ideas, or subjects that can only be guessed at. it takes a lot of humility for a person to acknowledge that to believe in something which could be verified, is to admit to choosing an argument before fully understanding the subject. I "Think?"