Yes, it is possible to have our views and understanding corrected and amended.
It is possible for ‘minds to be changed’.
All it requires is an attitude of intellectual honesty.
We can ALL have our ‘minds changed’, but ONLY if we are interested in truth and accuracy ABOVE personal aggrandisement.
That will require not minding being wrong.
And not being overly concerned to be shown to be wrong in the opinion of others.
That is perhaps the biggest obstacle for the majority of humanity, whatever the topic.
Egocentricity prevents people from admitting error.
That is because a vain person sets more store in ‘appearing’ right, in being seen to be ‘winning’ an argument, than in collectively building factual accuracy.
To such people being ‘right’ in their own mind — and the minds of others — is MORE IMPORTANT than ascertaining truth.
Is it possible for our minds to be changed?
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Re: Is it possible for our minds to be changed?
We can all get off our high horses about how logical we think we are and how the other side is completely illogical. One of either the exterminationist or revisionist camp is completely incorrect about what happened as it relates to the Holocaust. This is binary, the Holocaust can't have happened a little bit. In that sense it is ironically just like Flat Earth. The earth can't be a little flat sometimes.
If the exterminationists are wrong, it is likely due to the intense propagandising and guiltfarming since the tail end of WW2 which has only increased in recent decades. A subset of these might be holding onto political or ethnic grudges, who knows. This category is completely different than the "normie" holocaust affirmer, who likely doesn't know much about it at all. Auschwitz, 6 million, gas from shower heads and so on. I remove them from any meaningful discussion because they are not relevant necessarily.
If revisionists are wrong, it is likely due to following a pipeline of incomplete data, arriving at conclusions without necessary due diligence, or a stubborn defiance against status quo & contrarianism. A subset of these may also be holding political or ethnic grudges, again who knows.
It's really not looking great for whichever camp is incorrect
If the exterminationists are wrong, it is likely due to the intense propagandising and guiltfarming since the tail end of WW2 which has only increased in recent decades. A subset of these might be holding onto political or ethnic grudges, who knows. This category is completely different than the "normie" holocaust affirmer, who likely doesn't know much about it at all. Auschwitz, 6 million, gas from shower heads and so on. I remove them from any meaningful discussion because they are not relevant necessarily.
If revisionists are wrong, it is likely due to following a pipeline of incomplete data, arriving at conclusions without necessary due diligence, or a stubborn defiance against status quo & contrarianism. A subset of these may also be holding political or ethnic grudges, again who knows.
It's really not looking great for whichever camp is incorrect