Indeed asking, “Why?”, introduces the possibility of a discussion. It is much better and faster to argue from one’s own perspective without learning anything about the other person or their belief system. If you actually listened to other people’s ideas and words then you’d lose valuable time you could have spent on much more important things.
Obviously if you think it’s bullshit, then it can’t be correct and there’s no need to hear the bullshit explanation.
A possible improvement to this approach would be to avoid interaction with anyone who has expressed a dissenting view. This reduces the likelihood of encountering bullshit considerably. Then you can actively seek out those who have similar beliefs and form what I like to call a reverberation room. A nice relaxing space where your beliefs are constantly validated forever.
Yes, this is all very true.
Indeed asking, “Why?”, introduces the possibility of a discussion. It is much better and faster to argue from one’s own perspective without learning anything about the other person or their belief system. If you actually listened to other people’s ideas and words then you’d lose valuable time you could have spent on much more important things.
Obviously if you think it’s bullshit, then it can’t be correct and there’s no need to hear the bullshit explanation.
A possible improvement to this approach would be to avoid interaction with anyone who has expressed a dissenting view. This reduces the likelihood of encountering bullshit considerably. Then you can actively seek out those who have similar beliefs and form what I like to call a reverberation room. A nice relaxing space where your beliefs are constantly validated forever.
I’m sure this is what the author intended.