Today's episode is all about being open to learning and having your own personal knowledge challenged. It is more of a short and rambly episode where we talk about concepts like the backfire effect and verbal hedging, in an attempt to understand why human beings love to "know," and love to be right. But what are the consequences of this? We argue that it can lead to an increase in polarization and a decrease in our level of tolerance. When we are able to set aside our beliefs and absorb and interpret new information, that is when we can learn objectively. Our main takeaway is the difference between "being a knower and be right, being a learner, and getting it right," as quoted by emotions researcher and professor Brené Brown.

Sources:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lying-the-philosophers-couch/201912/why-do-we-want-be-right 

https://aliabdaal.com/why-do-we-like-to-be-correct-2/