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I mean, we all hear about people thinking what they think only because the people around them think it too. So how do you avoid doing that?

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[-] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Find a topic in the news, try to read up both sides of an argument, then pick which side makes most sense.

[-] big_fat_fluffy@leminal.space 3 points 1 day ago

When both sides are full of professional liars, that won't work.

We might have to settle for not knowing.

[-] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

I would recommend reading up on historical and dialectical materialism. It isn't called the immortal science for nothing.

[-] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago

True. I was assuming it was a situation where you could find reliable sources. Bit thick there really.

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