What is a dialectical thought?
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So we’ve all seen the term ‘dialectical thought’ floating around…
It’s a bit like when you stumble onto a sub that’s about some thing that you never knew existed, and at first, it seems weird and confusing.
Dialectical thought basically means thinking in a way that isn’t just black and white, but appreciates the grays and colors in between too. Imagine you’ve wandered into post or thread where people are going at it over whether pineapple belongs on pizza. One side is absolutely convinced that pineapple is an abomination and ruins the pizza, while the other side is passionately defending pineapple as the best thing since sliced bread.
A person thinking dialectically wouldn’t just blindly pick a side. They’d say, “Hey, maybe pineapple on pizza is heavenly for some folks, and maybe it’s hellish for others. And that’s okay. There’s room for both in this big ol’ pizza world.”
Basically, it’s about recognizing that different viewpoints can exist together, even if they seem contradictory. It’s the mental version of scrolling through a thread, upvoting both sides of an argument because they make good points, and not needing to decide that one is THE RIGHT ANSWER.
TIP: Next time you’re in the middle of a debate, try on some dialectical thinking. It’s like putting on 3D glasses – suddenly you see depths and angles you didn’t notice before, and everything gets a whole lot more interesting.
Edit: Typo, Readability.
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