{"id":845,"date":"2008-10-01T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/01\/is-it-better-to-read-books-you-disagree-with\/"},"modified":"2018-04-04T02:59:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T09:59:26","slug":"is-it-better-to-read-books-you-disagree-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/01\/is-it-better-to-read-books-you-disagree-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Better to Read Books You Disagree With?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the last two weeks I\u2019ve been reading Friedrich Hayek\u2019s, The Road to Serfdom<\/a><\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Hayek argues in this book that any form of collectivism (whether left or right) inevitably leads to a totalitarian state.\u00c2\u00a0 My views are mostly libertarian, so I agree with almost all of the arguments Hayek presented.<\/p>\n

Reading through the book, however, I realized that my own values (freedom, independence, fairness) may be blinding me to weak points in Hayek\u2019s arguments.\u00c2\u00a0 Was I agreeing with Hayek because his arguments were sound, or because I had already decided what I wanted to believe before opening the book?<\/p>\n

I feel the point of reading is to think, not just build a fortress of information to protect you from any attacks.\u00c2\u00a0 My question is: when you read a book where you already support the conclusion, how much thinking are you actually doing?<\/p>\n

Find Authors You Respect, But Disagree With<\/h2>\n

Of course, reading books you disagree with is easier said than done.\u00c2\u00a0 It can be incredibly uncomfortable to sit through a book where you disagree with almost all of the points the author makes.\u00c2\u00a0 I believe reading in general (even if it is biased, one-sided reading) is still better than not reading at all.\u00c2\u00a0 And if you force yourself to read books you disagree with, you may end up giving up entirely and switch to watching reruns of Seinfeld.<\/p>\n

I think if you want to take the dangerous path to better thinking, there are probably two steps to keep you reading without losing your sanity:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Read authors you respect.<\/li>\n
  2. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Switch between books you disagree and agree with.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You can respect authors you don\u2019t agree with.\u00c2\u00a0 Respect can come because the author has humility and favors rational arguments over inflammatory language.\u00c2\u00a0 Respect can also come because many other smart people agree with the author.\u00c2\u00a0 This doesn\u2019t mean the author is definitely correct, but it means his or her views can’t be dismissed with a waive of the hand.<\/p>\n

    Secondly, I think it\u2019s important to switch between books you agree and disagree with.\u00c2\u00a0 Books you disagree with are draining.\u00c2\u00a0 Although you may do far more thinking than you would with a book you felt total agreement, you might not be eager to start another mental battle.\u00c2\u00a0 Mixing books is probably a more practical idea since you can intellectually recover on ideas that are familiar, before you venture off to fight wars in foreign territory.<\/p>\n

    The Best Books are Sneaky<\/h2>\n

    I\u2019ve found that the books that change my viewpoint the most sat somewhere in-between complete disagreement and total agreement.\u00c2\u00a0 These books usually started out with values and evidence that I already agreed with.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, later in the book, the author would twist around a few points that I originally didn\u2019t believe.\u00c2\u00a0 By fitting into my worldview at the start, however, I was more inclined to seriously consider ideas I disagreed with.<\/p>\n

    Although I can\u2019t say I completely swallowed the conclusion, one book that caused me to do a lot of thinking was The Fountainhead<\/a><\/strong>, by Ayn Rand.\u00c2\u00a0 By setting the stage with points I already agreed with (independence, freedom, directing your own life rather than following the crowd), I was more willing to seriously consider her main thesis, that selfishness is a virtue.<\/p>\n

    A more recent book that caused me to change a lot of my viewpoints was In Defense of Food<\/a><\/strong>, by Michael Pollan.\u00c2\u00a0 By hitting on ideas I already agreed with (whole foods are better, processed foods are bad, simplicity is better than complexity), I changed my opinion that valuing foods by carbs, proteins and Omega-3’s was helpful.<\/p>\n

    Is it rational that I should be more swayed by arguments that first appeal to my worldview?\u00c2\u00a0 Of course not.\u00c2\u00a0 Ideally, I should be able to examine all the evidence and make an objective opinion.\u00c2\u00a0 But I accept that this is impossible.\u00c2\u00a0 Completely rational thinking isn\u2019t something people can do when the arguments grow beyond a few syllogisms.<\/p>\n

    However, just because we aren\u2019t completely rational doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t approximate it.\u00c2\u00a0 By picking books that we disagree with, but can respect, it\u2019s easier to let new ideas into our life without immediately rejecting them.<\/p>\n

    Now I guess I should be off to the library to rent The Communist Manifesto<\/em> and Of Pandas and People<\/em>…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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