Eleanor Gordon Smith

I mean, like we just don't have the time, nevermind the patience to do that. I do think though, that that's kind of a useful thing to realize in itself. You know, I mean, we have this

I mean, like we just don't have the time, nevermind the patience to do that. I do think though, that that's kind of a useful thing to realize in itself. You know, I mean, we have this

climate of public debate at the moment which tells us over and over again that if we only speak to each other more we'll be able to change people's minds and we see this played out over and over again in the political arena where we put people on stage you know one against the other and think that in a certain amount of allotted time we're going to be able to change the audience members minds in anything like a productive way I think it's

climate of public debate at the moment which tells us over and over again that if we only speak to each other more we'll be able to change people's minds and we see this played out over and over again in the political arena where we put people on stage you know one against the other and think that in a certain amount of allotted time we're going to be able to change the audience members minds in anything like a productive way I think it's

climate of public debate at the moment which tells us over and over again that if we only speak to each other more we'll be able to change people's minds and we see this played out over and over again in the political arena where we put people on stage you know one against the other and think that in a certain amount of allotted time we're going to be able to change the audience members minds in anything like a productive way I think it's

really valuable for us to reflect on just how difficult it is to really change a mind. And there may be cases where that's worth our patience and there may be cases where that's worth our time.

really valuable for us to reflect on just how difficult it is to really change a mind. And there may be cases where that's worth our patience and there may be cases where that's worth our time.

really valuable for us to reflect on just how difficult it is to really change a mind. And there may be cases where that's worth our patience and there may be cases where that's worth our time.

But I hope that one thing that the final chapter of the book does is to make us consider that there may be cases where it's not worth our time and where our energy would be better spent dealing with the behavioral problems that result from beliefs rather than trying to deal with the beliefs themselves.

But I hope that one thing that the final chapter of the book does is to make us consider that there may be cases where it's not worth our time and where our energy would be better spent dealing with the behavioral problems that result from beliefs rather than trying to deal with the beliefs themselves.

But I hope that one thing that the final chapter of the book does is to make us consider that there may be cases where it's not worth our time and where our energy would be better spent dealing with the behavioral problems that result from beliefs rather than trying to deal with the beliefs themselves.

I think that is the takeaway. And I think what's weird about that is that's something kind of we all already know that deep down. You know, we all already are well aware of just how peculiar it is to change a person's mind. I mean, we know it from when we've changed our own minds.

I think that is the takeaway. And I think what's weird about that is that's something kind of we all already know that deep down. You know, we all already are well aware of just how peculiar it is to change a person's mind. I mean, we know it from when we've changed our own minds.

I think that is the takeaway. And I think what's weird about that is that's something kind of we all already know that deep down. You know, we all already are well aware of just how peculiar it is to change a person's mind. I mean, we know it from when we've changed our own minds.

Yeah, I mean, I think this comes back to the thing that we started talking about, like, way, way back at the beginning, which is that we are so convinced that we are the ones who are being reasonable. And when you think that, then every divergent belief strikes you as an affront. You know, everyone who believes something that you don't seems to you to be making a mistake.

Yeah, I mean, I think this comes back to the thing that we started talking about, like, way, way back at the beginning, which is that we are so convinced that we are the ones who are being reasonable. And when you think that, then every divergent belief strikes you as an affront. You know, everyone who believes something that you don't seems to you to be making a mistake.

Yeah, I mean, I think this comes back to the thing that we started talking about, like, way, way back at the beginning, which is that we are so convinced that we are the ones who are being reasonable. And when you think that, then every divergent belief strikes you as an affront. You know, everyone who believes something that you don't seems to you to be making a mistake.

And it's very difficult to have the patience to just watch someone make a mistake and think that that's fine. But as you say, you know, very often these things can be nothing more than futile exercises in mutual frustration. And if that's the case, well, then, like, maybe we should give up and watch TV together instead.

And it's very difficult to have the patience to just watch someone make a mistake and think that that's fine. But as you say, you know, very often these things can be nothing more than futile exercises in mutual frustration. And if that's the case, well, then, like, maybe we should give up and watch TV together instead.

And it's very difficult to have the patience to just watch someone make a mistake and think that that's fine. But as you say, you know, very often these things can be nothing more than futile exercises in mutual frustration. And if that's the case, well, then, like, maybe we should give up and watch TV together instead.