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banjo | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 No--think you may have missed the point--I'm willing to listen, and (if supported by evidence) change my outlook...

i.e. I'm not emotionally invested (I'm data driven) 

"Show me the data" and I'm happy to change 😃
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derd | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 totally get your point, i'm data driven too. and you know who else? the communist party of china. plenty of evidence supporting the success of their centrally planned economy. yet, i guess, you wouldn't agree with most their politics, would you? because after all, you too have values and beliefs (like personal freedom) which you prioritize over pure data.
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banjo | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I would distinguish between values and beliefs here though 😃 

Freedom I'd view as a "value" (rather than a belief...
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derd | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 exactly what I'm talking about. you might believe freedom is a universal value, while in reality it means very different things for different people, depending on context.