This Sunday - From Dogma to Dialogue

We are often taken aback by people who hold rigid beliefs that seem to us bizarre. Often we don't know them personally, but they show up at the polls; sometimes they are friends or family members. Social psychologists have been trying to understand why some people think rigidly, and others can be more adaptable; even accomplished intelligent people can be rigid and dogmatic.

Several advocacy groups have been developing approaches to build bridges across the polarization of political opinion, and sentiment around the world right now. There’s no magic bullet, but some approaches seem to work better than what we typically do; nevertheless, the most effective approaches require skill and effort.

Join Mark Reimers on Sunday, February 16th at 10:30 ET as he talks about honing our bridge-building skills.

Coming soon… Watch the Recording of Our Gathering

Readings

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.

- Mark Twain

Too often we hold fast to the clichés of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

- John F. Kennedy

A five-word slogan will rally the troops and show off our fierce loyalty to the cause. No righteous chant builds a bridge to people on the other side with the same kind of fire in their eyes.

- Mark Reimers