[donlzx]

Being kind also mean being more open-minded.

I visit HN not to argue about the right or wrong, but to get more informed and educated. The more you know, the more you'll be humble and kind to those who you disagree with.

The notion that there is not absolute correctness even for a most trivial problem may be hard for engineers to understand, but I've learned it the hard way. I've learned a lot and working better with others since I started reading more on non-technical books and articles. It's a lot easier to being kind socially than to being kind on technical discussion and decision times. I think every engineering major should take courses in philosophy and psychology or read some related books.

[mreiland]

> Being kind also mean being more open-minded.

Should I be more open-minded about climate change deniers when NASA has stated multiple times human activity is affecting it?

I have better things to do with my time.

[jorgearturo]

If you don't want to waste your time with climate change deniers, just skip and don't address them, that's cool, life is short no doubt about that.

If you find yourself in a situation where somehow you DID address them (maybe because you care about the world, and you DO sound like someone reasonable that cares about important matters), that means you already decided to use some time on them climate change deniers, so make the most of it, remember they're human beings and treat them with respect and you might end up inspiring them to actually listen to you to understand instead of listening to retort (like most people do when they're on defensive mode), be kind and you might even end up incepting some sense into their minds.

Trust me, kindness works miracles.

[mreiland]

That's a strawman. I specifically quoted someone talking about being open-minded, I specifically used the verbiage 'open-minded' in my response, and you start talking about taking the time to "address an issue".

What if you had taken the time to be more fair to my post than that?

[donlzx]

Yes.

And you'll know more and save more time for better things.

[jorgearturo]

I don't agree with mreiland. I didn't dismiss you donizx, your first comment was a smart POV.

mreiland is just being rude, he probably had a bad day or was recently frustrated with some discussion gone eerie with a climate change denier and he's taking it out on you. And he's worried about climate change, that's understandable, cut him some slack.

[mreiland]

Because if there's one place everyone can go to be better informed about climate change, it's definitely not NASA.

This is why people like you get dismissed in the first place. I can choose to spend time worrying about why you would think that, or I can go on with my life.

I choose to go on with my life. It is not true that all opinions are created equal.

Sorry, that's just the way it is.