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Just trying to help my sister avoid some of the mistakes I have made

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[-] PotentiallyAnApricot@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I think that is a process, and takes time and life experience, to learn critical thinking. It comes from being in the world and being exposed to different things and people. I definitely don’t think it is your sole responsibility to teach your sister critical thinking - you’re not the parent here. But it’s always part of growing up to realize there are things that you had the wrong idea about- this happens to everybody and it will happen for your sister, too. You cannot prevent her from being affected by harmful viewpoints - but you can be an example of somebody who has grown and changed their mind, corrected a mistake, and found your own way to live. That will do more for her than anything else.

[-] aio2@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

That actually explains a lot. Some people I've met who don't think a lot actually seem to have barely been thallenged.

[-] PotentiallyAnApricot@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

It’s really emotionally uncomfortable, i think, to ponder whether you were wrong about something. If you have rarely or never encountered new information or different perspectives, some people hit a certain age and just…don’t want to. So they don’t.

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