190. Jonathan Rauch — The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth
The Michael Shermer Show
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The Best Way to Change People's Minds Is to Be a Better Listener
The best way to convince someone is by not trying to convince them a try to listen, tries to understand whether persons coming from throwing facts at them generally doesn't work. It turns out that if you can be a better listener, instead of hitting them head on and saying, you're wrong, so why do you believe that? Ok, so just walk me through it. If there was a massive conspiracy to steal the election... Who actually did it? And where did they put all the ballots? Can you explain this to me? So once you start doing that and you start seeming receptive and curious, that's a way in, at least, to the right kind of conversation. But remember
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