I sympathize. And I don’t know what else to say. If someone is trying to get you to agree that “2+2=4”, you know it’ll end with you buying into the whole algebra thing and then math and then who knows what else. Every piece of information you take in sets you up to learn / update on other information in a different way.
My most charitable interpretation (and please correct me if I’m wrong) of your comment is something like: “Hmm, this sounds interesting, but, man oh man, I’m not sure where this guy is trying to lead me. What will happen to my mind / to my behavior / to me if I start doing this? Or if I just start thinking about this?”
And if my interpretation is correct, then the only thing I can say is: look at the people who are pointing this way. And see if you want to be more or less like them. See if they have happy / successful lives. Which parts of them do you like and want to emulate? Which parts seem off? I don’t think we know each other, but you can probably find other people in your life who would make a decent substitute.
I sympathize. And I don’t know what else to say. If someone is trying to get you to agree that “2+2=4”, you know it’ll end with you buying into the whole algebra thing and then math and then who knows what else. Every piece of information you take in sets you up to learn / update on other information in a different way.
My most charitable interpretation (and please correct me if I’m wrong) of your comment is something like: “Hmm, this sounds interesting, but, man oh man, I’m not sure where this guy is trying to lead me. What will happen to my mind / to my behavior / to me if I start doing this? Or if I just start thinking about this?”
And if my interpretation is correct, then the only thing I can say is: look at the people who are pointing this way. And see if you want to be more or less like them. See if they have happy / successful lives. Which parts of them do you like and want to emulate? Which parts seem off? I don’t think we know each other, but you can probably find other people in your life who would make a decent substitute.