Long (45-70 mins)
DoctrineBiblical Studies
Evangelical
How Do We Change Our Minds?
Theologian
Alastair Roberts
Duration
51.33
Uploaded to YouTube
12 November 2025
Added to Database
16 November 2025
YouTube description
Derek Rishmawy and Alastair Roberts discuss how minds actually change—through paradigm shifts, careful arguments, or accumulated experience. They explore why steel-manning opponents and engaging charitably with the strongest versions of opposing views is more persuasive than antagonistic debate. The key insight: the best positions emerge when you're willing to incorporate real strengths from other viewpoints and make warranted concessions, which requires moving beyond polarized combat toward genuine good-faith dialogue.
