LSE’s Paul Dolan reveals how we can overcome the growing phenomenon of refusing to engage with people whose opinions we don’t like.

Do you avoid people who are strongly against immigration? Or strongly for trans rights? Against abortion? For drug legalisation?

We like to think that we’re tolerant, but many of us struggle to engage with people whose opinions differ strongly from our own – even if they might have something useful to contribute to the debate. We’re all falling victim to what Professor Paul Dolan defines as beliefism.

Drawing on his world-famous research and evidence from across the social sciences, Paul joins us to examine why we divide ourselves into opposing camps, why we dismiss arguments that conflict with our own and how overcoming this discrimination by belief can help us to be happier, more successful and more fulfilled.

Investigating a range of topics such as class privilege, monogamy, body image and fat shaming, and the balance of freedom and security during the pandemic, Paul’s insights will help us create a more tolerant world.

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