"A presumption of good faith demands a lot from us. It requires that we suspend judgment long enough to ask questions in a spirit of openness and curiosity... Good faith means that I should take my time to thoughtfully consider his perspective before I decide to praise it or condemn it... Our default should be the presumption of good faith. The practice of good faith is not an obvious remedy. It's a difficult discipline. It offers none of the psychic rewards that moral outrage delivers. But it's a practice that keeps the conversation going. And it's a practice that allows everyone in the conversation to teach and to learn."
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Why the presumption of good faith can make our lives civil again, Emily Chamlee-Wright, Big Think (31 March 2020)
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