“i’ll probably say something really stupid. I probably believe some things that are not true. \||I’ll probably fail to not broadcast some of those beliefs, with a thinly veiled sense of smug superiority.\|| I’m probably not aware of which things I believe are true and which aren’t. But that can change. Sometimes it does. I hope it will for you, too. Those exercises where you have to read and consider and compare two differing points of view should not be mere gestures. If they are too obvious, then either you’re not really trying or the writing’s not brave enough. Write your own. Practice having the guts to not believe what you’re reading and also to believe what you’re reading. Think about it. It’s scary. Scary stuff is fun and maybe important.” (2016)