-we didn't ask for this life
-we didn't ask for our bodies or our minds
-no one should be dehumanized or devalued along these lines
-we are all trying to make sense of this life either to comprehend it or just get through it
-our experiences are exclusive and heterogenous and lead us to different outcomes
-learning is not linear
-different understandings and misunderstandings are inevitable
-disagreements are inevitable
-dishonesty, naivety and gullibility are inevitable
-sophistry, dishonesty and pedantry destroy meaningful discourse
-ignorance is ok and inevitable but holding onto it is problematic
-we can all be wrong and should expect to be