Comments by "Kristopher Driver" (@paxdriver) on "How young people join violent extremist groups -- and how to stop them | Erin Marie Saltman" video.

Only art can teach people how to feel. We need to teach people how to feel, not change people's minds but rather expand them.
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@warguy6474 let me rephrase my question lol what i meant to ask is: "why do you agree, since i recognize my position on the matter is subjective I'm curious to know how you arrived at the same conclusion as me". I realize I worded my response pretty poorly
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@serenityskies4477 that's touching and deeply complicated, I'm not sure I know the answer to situations like that. I do know there are some reputable studies that stress how art helps in rehabilitating hardened criminals and many prisons have adopted the idea fervently across the world so I can presume it's at least somewhat effective at changing long term behaviours; but that said, just because a lot of people agree and do the same things doesn't mean they're all right in their beliefs. I think it comes down to expression. When people can express themselves and become engaged in a creative hobby I think it does change the physical wiring in the brain. The neuro science on the brain's plasticity to me seems like corroborating evidence to support my claim too. What do you think?
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@warguy6474 care to elaborate? telling people what to think doesn't work, that's why tyrants and dictators have a shorter shelf life over democracies. what's your reasoning?
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