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#602 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 14 Shocking Lessons About Human Nature

Modern Wisdom

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The Third Paradox of Debates

In order for you to beat someone in a debate, your opponent needs to realize they've lost. Therefore, it's easier to win an argument against a genius than an idiot. This is the reason I stopped debate. You know, I used to think it was something worth doing. But I realized, after a while, that really a debate is not, it's notreally a battle of intellect. It's more of a battle of ego than intellect because people want to win. They don't want to understand. And when you approach with a soldier mindset, and you're not very bright, what will happen is you'll often just keep going,. Because your ego is just driving you further

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