#74 – Changing Minds & How People Avoid It

from Risking Failure Hosted by Mark Dobson & Mick Dunn: Philosophers of Human Experience

Our discussion this week is based on three recent observations:* People rarely change their mind on something significant (religion, football teams, politics etc.)* Freedom of mind is proportional to how invested you are in an idea.* What if everything you thought you were right about was wrong?

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