Just a moment...
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Just a moment...
We are a binary-loving species. We like to divide the world into two neat boxes and fear the wobbly penumbra in between.
Everyday Philosophy: Can you ever be "too emotional" in decision-making?
Very few issues worthy of debate are black and white. That’s why we need to grapple with the gray areas of life, of which there are many. It’s always tempting to reduce issues to binary choices between right and wrong, good and evil, beneficial and destructive. But it’s ultimately self-defeating; binary thinking discourages complex reasoning while ... See more
Mastering the art of arguing productively
At any particular moment, one is either “good” or “evil”; there is no in-between, no gray area. Nuances and shadings are grasped with great difficulty, if at all.
Randi Kreger • Stop Walking on Eggshells
The Sophisticate: “The world isn’t black and white. No one does pure good or pure bad. It’s all gray. Therefore, no one is better than anyone else.” The Zetet: “Knowing only gray, you conclude that all grays are the same shade. You mock the simplicity of the two-color view, yet you replace it with a one-color view . . .” —Marc Stiegler, David’s Sli
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