The Importance of Listening to Others

Marat Ildana: Why should we be afraid of listening to those who don't think like we do? He says shutting yourself off from ideas that don't support your worldview will actually make you mentally weaker. In the Mormon church, there was a strong emphasis on not reading or listening to those that disagreed with the teachings of the church. "We thrive as a culture because we have all kinds of new ideas and we challenge old ways of thinking"