balmofgilead | (no subject)

I like Bert Russell a lot. Reading his Essays in Skepticism makes me go "Yes! That's exactly what I've always felt/thought/said!"

Which makes me wonder, does it make sense to read opinion pieces by people whose opinions you share? What does it do other than make me feel vindicated?

Maybe I should be sticking to reading attitudes and positions I currently disagree with or by people with a different perspective than I have or books that teach me something I didn't know (history, science) or things that are for pure enjoyment (fiction).

I'm not saying I'll actually change my habits, but it's something I've been thinking about.

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LOL I was sure this "Bert Russell" you were mentioning in these posts was some other guy I'd never heard of. First time I've heard Bertrand Russell called Bert.

Yeah, me and Bert, we're like this *does intertwined fingers thing*

Heheh.

I read opinion pieces by people whose opinions I share, because feeling validated/vindicated has been such a rarity in my life. It is good to know there are people out there who share my viewpoint on various things. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.