THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IGNORANCE AND WISDOM
The difference between wisdom and ignorance is the ability to appreciate nuance. Too many arguments (“discussions”) devolve into 2 extreme camps competing for who can shout the loudest (Unfortunately, loud shouting isn’t really regarded as a hallmark of intellect). These loud shout-y extreme camps then seek to push all opposing opinions into an opposite extreme camp to justify their abuse of people who disagree with them. Steven Covey popularized the quote (originally attributed to St. Francis of Assisi): “First seek to understand, then seek to be understood”. How can we turn this into something practical? As much as possible,…