“By accepting a dangerous idea without endorsing it, we can still strongly disagree with our own understanding of the idea, while also listening to someone else’s understanding of the idea. Because they might be different things. The key is to remain open to the possibility that speakers don’t actually think what you think they think.”

“By accepting a dangerous idea without endorsing it, we can still strongly disagree with our own understanding of the idea, while also listening to someone else’s understanding of the idea. Because they might be different things. The key is to remain open to the possibility that speakers don’t actually think what you think they think.”

— Buster Benson