Thoughts of Learning New Things

I'd rather see someone say "Hmm, that's interesting. It will be interesting to see follow up studies and further information on this," than to have them immediately start pointing out errors, why they're wrong and counter points.

Like if you are observing/reading something new, I think you should read it and think about it a little before jumping into "I am smarter than this person and will prove them wrong mode".

I just feel like there's some wisdom in taking the time to digest something instead of having the mindset of trying to poke holes. Its the difference between unraveling something and poking holes in it. Like maybe if you poke holes in an argument, you're poking holes in your own ability to understand the argument.

People would do better if they took the time to understand WHY another person/group thinks something, rather than to try to change the other person's mind.