Seems good to me. Everyone whose ever taking a philosophy or history course has inwardly groaned when the self-righteous fundamentalist tries to force some weird viewpoint on everyone. Also good practice for business. You'll have to tolerate co-workers with differing views, and indeed, in some jobs, you must present your views to compete with those other viewpoints.
It is a very distressing formative experience to discover that the world contains a plurality--sometimes, even a majority!--of people who do not share your prejudices, perspectives, and often even axioms.
I think the real skill is handling conflict in real life though, where we're constantly navigating and accommodating different viewpoints.
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Seems good to me. Everyone whose ever taking a philosophy or history course has inwardly groaned when the self-righteous fundamentalist tries to force some weird viewpoint on everyone. Also good practice for business. You'll have to tolerate co-workers with differing views, and indeed, in some jobs, you must present your views to compete with those other viewpoints.
a.k.a. Willing to sell your soul for a degree. Assholes absolutely deserve to be excluded from everything in society.
It is a very distressing formative experience to discover that the world contains a plurality--sometimes, even a majority!--of people who do not share your prejudices, perspectives, and often even axioms.
I envy the calm strata you must inhabit.