What make people conclude that other people don't think?

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What make people conclude that other people don’t think?

August 4, 2021

By B

First, they encounter people with a different point of view, then, the rational people experience discussion processes that have …

Non-thinking people who seem utterly shocked that another person might reasonably hold an alternative view;
Non-thinking people that are completely incurious to the views of others. Many non-thinkers are actually hostile to alternative views;
When questioned, the non-thinkers can’t explain how they arrived at their own position;
The non-thinkers offer copious amounts of data to PROVE their position (Note: hypotheses can be disproven, not proven). The non-thinkers always seek to offer more proof;
When presented with invalidating data to their view, the non-thinkers reflexively and emotionally reject the data;
The non-thinkers attribute nefarious intent to those that hold conflicting views, usually resorting to some name calling;
1. Whereas, the non-thinkers alternatively attribute admirable intent to those that share or reinforce their position;
The non-thinkers refuse to create or participate in tests (in an effort to disprove) to their own position. Ideally parties should want the truth;
The non-thinkers debate emotionally—always assuming an I win/you lose pose;
1. The non-thinker debates with hyperbolic language;
Non-thinkers are comfortable with fabricate affirming data, since this made-up data is fake/but accurate;
The non-thinkers can’t ever be wrong.

When a rational person sees this, they know that obtaining objective truth through reason is out of reach with this person or group.