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actually not as profound as it might seen. In this first episode, I am sharing with them that we should try to view matters of lives with Hegel's dialectic. I am not sure if I understand it correctly, but basically first you have an positive argument, and from this one it's easy to develop one that negates it (most often than not from someone who thinks differently from you). And Hegel tells us to 'synthesize' both arguments so we can have a new one which reconcile both. The last one becomes the new argument and the new cycle begins.... I found it is useful to look at the world with such a mindset so we will have wider perspective and learn from different/opposing opinions ... That's about it. Not sure if I convey it close enough. :)

Your explanation sounds good to me. I have to brush up on my philosophy though. I don't remember much about Hegel.

neither do I. actually I got this thinking from my wife. she is more philosophical.

She sounds like a good influence.

I need to heavily upvote this comment. lol. Yeah, she taught me a lot about how to understand this world.

That's great! There's nothing better than finding a partner who helps you grow.

No, you did a pretty good job there :)

thanks!