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Timothy Andrew Staples/pop122's avatar

I add my own penny:

Skepticism of all things, including one's own perceptions.

Freethinking of and from basic principles.

Constant re-visiting (with skepticism!) of those individually arrived-at basic principles.

Allow others to disagree (and make differing views part of one's freethinking/re-visiting).

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Bagholder's avatar

Yes, you simply can not grow as human being without questioning your beliefs.

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Diamond Boy's avatar

Perfect. Unlikely, but perfect.

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Timothy Andrew Staples/pop122's avatar

"Unlikely"

Yes, but they are general goals, and we are human, so I'll add one more.

Forgive others AND oneself for the inevitable imperfection in implementation.

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Diamond Boy's avatar

Forgiveness always a good policy and yes in both directions

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Diamond Boy's avatar

Bagman, I’ve sent this to about 10 people, it is syrupy smooth and perfectly explained. Well done indeed.

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Bagholder's avatar

Thanks for the kind words.... Much more fun to write, when you know there are folks out there who appreciate it.

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Diamond Boy's avatar

You communicate well. Do you read Andrew Sullivan? He is my favourite substack writer in terms of his writing style and you approach it.

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Bagholder's avatar

Never read him before - i just went and read his Jon Stewart post, liked it a lot. Funny, I've been meaning to do a post on the negative impact of CRT - think I will get that out later this week. Thanks for the recommendation.

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Diamond Boy's avatar

I highly encourage you to read his post “why woke is winning” from about a year ago I believe it is seminal

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Timothy Andrew Staples/pop122's avatar

I like AS also, but don't always get to him, M. RJF. Can you tell me if AS has indicated any changes/updates/addenda he would make to this opinion piece, considering this past eventful year?

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Diamond Boy's avatar

Yes I hesitate to comment, I’m not sure if he’s revised “why woke has won”, I read almost everything he writes and I don’t see anything in conflict with it

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