Neither of us will insist that his or her calculation is correct. We will instead agree that we each have an equal chance of being wrong and so redo the calculation until we agree. But until we do agree, neither of us will claim to be right.

So when interacting with someone who is vaccine-hesitant, you’ll get much further if you frame it as respectful collaboration toward a shared goal, based on mutual fears and anxieties, and demonstrate you are open to their perspective and input on the best course of action.

sustained engagement with rival pictures can narrow the distance between opposing positions