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The Wisdom In The Middle: Resisting Our Age Of Binary Thinking
The Wisdom In The Middle: Resisting Our Age Of Binary Thinking

(OPINION) Drawing on a quote attributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald and a passage from Ecclesiastes, I look at the challenges today’s binary thinking. From immigration debates to religion and marriage, it argues that wisdom lies between extremes, where justice and compassion, conviction and humility, can coexist without flattening complex human realities in society.

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Christianity, Society, Religion, OpinionPaul Pratherpaul prather, Paul Prather, binary thinking, polarization, extremism, nuance, middle ground, Ecclesiastes, Bible, Christianity, faith and culture, F. Scott Fitzgerald, critical thinking, moral complexity, immigration debate, illegal immigration, civil discourse, political division, protest rights, constitutional rights, law enforcement, compassion and justice, religion, opinion, immigrationComment