The best way to gain greater understanding is to share the understanding you already have

It is very unlikely that the beliefs you come up with on your own will be as good as those you could discover through investigating the beliefs of others and comparing them against your own. After all, what is the likelihood that you have learned as much about all things as the composite of everyone you will ever meet? As we share what we perceive, what we believe about it, and why, we provide vital information that, when honestly processed, will help both parties develop more correct perspectives and stronger reasons to support them.¹

Many people abstain from sharing their beliefs for fear of pushback or critique from others, but this is precisely one of the greatest benefits of doing so. When you share your beliefs, you will either grow in your confidence in them, or find something better to believe in. Inherent in sincerely sharing your beliefs with others is opening yourself to their feedback. It shouldn’t be a rare case that sharing your beliefs and especially your reasons for them result in you changing one or both. You will either come away with stronger reasons for believing what you did before, weaker reasons, or coming away with new beliefs. All of these are positive outcomes, because all of them lead you to greater truth than whatever you had before.