Re:I want to lose every debate
by highland586 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:17AM
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Listening and taking someone's point of view has nothing to do with debating. When you're actually listening, you're not debating anymore. It's a life skill.
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Why post this comment? Asking out of curiosity, trying to listen to view your point.
Re:I want to lose every debate
by highland586 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @06:17AM
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Some comments higher up conveyed it better than I did myself.
I feel like losing a debate and understanding someone else's point of view/learning from them are separate things. In my own experience a debate is not the ideal means of communication if I want to empathize or understand someone better. But as groestl points out, this is a personal matter.
That might be your preferred way of learning. As for myself, I can't take someone's POV without understanding. And I can't understand without exposing my current model to be shaped by someone's counterarguments. For me there's no better way to learn (apart from explaining and being met with unexpected questions, which I enjoy even more).