Notice: Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. Translation loading for the activello domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home1/greatnq6/public_html/kylewierks/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home1/greatnq6/public_html/kylewierks/wp-includes/functions.php:6131) in /home1/greatnq6/public_html/kylewierks/wp-includes/feed-rss2.php on line 8
debate Archives | Kyle Wierks https://www.kylewierks.com/tag/debate/ One world, united Sat, 25 Jan 2020 05:04:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.kylewierks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-Icon-1-32x32.png debate Archives | Kyle Wierks https://www.kylewierks.com/tag/debate/ 32 32 Meaningful debate https://www.kylewierks.com/meaningful-debate/ Fri, 24 Jan 2020 23:52:44 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=806 Modern debate teaches arrogance and inflexibility, which is about as conducive to gaining knowledge and understanding as covering one's eyes is to learning to read. Meaningful debate is when two opposing sides commit to coming to a solution together.

The post Meaningful debate appeared first on Kyle Wierks.

]]> Political posturing and deteriorating debate https://www.kylewierks.com/political-posturing-and-deteriorating-debate/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 23:25:12 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=793 Political debate has become nothing short of a tragic display of showmanship for an audience of one's peers that has little if any effect on policy. Debate is integral to the function of our democracy, and as long as it is broken, our democracy will suffer.

The post Political posturing and deteriorating debate appeared first on Kyle Wierks.

]]> You might be offended https://www.kylewierks.com/you-might-be-offended/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:34:43 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=779 Ideas are offensive. And it is these offensive ideas that challenge us to change, that inspire us to improve. But we have an obligation to engage respectfully.

The post You might be offended appeared first on Kyle Wierks.

]]> Climate change debates https://www.kylewierks.com/climate-change-debates/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 23:00:46 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=768 We will never be able to address climate change as a whole society until we humble ourselves enough to accept and discuss different perspectives and engage on the topic rather than shut down debate because of close-mindedness.

The post Climate change debates appeared first on Kyle Wierks.

]]> Absolute truths in perspective https://www.kylewierks.com/absolute-truths-in-perspective/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 23:17:04 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=761 Truth is a humbling thing. We should all of us seek to know the truth - that search is at the heart of all learning and inquiry - but it requires that we first acknowledge that we may not know the truth and that we may never know it.

The post Absolute truths in perspective appeared first on Kyle Wierks.

]]> The value of different perspectives https://www.kylewierks.com/the-value-of-different-perspectives/ Sun, 19 Jan 2020 23:16:06 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=754 The only way that we as individuals can broaden our perspectives, minimize our blind spots, and better understand the world around us is by seeking to understand perspectives that are different from our own, rather than trying to win an argument.

The post The value of different perspectives appeared first on Kyle Wierks.

]]>