General Lee held conflicting views on the institution of slavery and opposed the secession of states from the Union.
As far back as the age of Jefferson, Mr. Graham writes, Americans have held conflicting notions about the place of animals in the yard.
Dionne points out that conservative justices like Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas who claim to be able to discern the "original intent" of the Constitution are deluded, since the founders held conflicting views and some provisions of the Constitution "embody not timeless truths but sensitive compromises aimed at resolving (or getting around) pressing disagreements of the moment".
This insistent return to questions of influence has to do with the fact that Symonds held conflicting views about the causes of same-sex desire.
For example, it was noted that clinicians held conflicting views, particularly regarding the framing of obesity as a medical condition, suggesting ambivalence and discomfort around this area of care.
Much of this literature is also critical of the pro-market orientation of these institutions which, it is held, conflicts with core principles in public health such as equity and social justice [ 79].
Because the misconceptions that students hold conflict with scientific conceptions, many researchers recommend that teachers be aware of their students' ideas (Ausubel et al., 1978; Novick and Nussbaum, 1978; Nussbaum and Novick, 1982; Langford, 1989; Carlsen, 1999; Loughran et al., 2006; Sadler et al., 2013).
"When stakeholders hold conflicting values and widely differing perspectives on the problem, initial interactions must be designed to promote valid exchange of information and to search common ways to framing the problem" (Gray 1985, p. 925).
We're often not exposed to people of different backgrounds who hold conflicting opinions or values.
It's certainly true that most people hold conflicting opinions about wealth in America.
Next week, I'd like to explore even more about beliefs and what happens when we hold conflicting beliefs.
