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Re:Cognitive sophistication does not attenuate the bias blin... by Koshkin on Monday February 20, 2023 @10:13AM (#34868826)
> rationalize the opposing viewpoints

Putting oneself in the other’s place is the least one can do. But in politics, for example, all you will find is that there’s no right or wrong but rather opposing interests (of which there may be more then two). Then all you can do is start to appeal to the irrational - faith (religion), hope (expectations), love (e.g. patriotism), etc.

Re:Cognitive sophistication does not attenuate the bias blin... by jvanderbot on Monday February 20, 2023 @02:35PM (#34871908)
Thats kind of the point. It takes the wind out of my sails when I realize there isn't any sense of "right" or "wrong" that can be agreed upon. Instead, you have to talk about values, and why one approach favors one value over the other. At that point, you're not talking to a heretic, but a human being with a different value system, which is often not far from yours.