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Before teaching him our views, he must first be taught to judge their value.Do you take absurd views for wisdom?To be wise, one must first distinguish between good and evil.How will your child know people when they can't judge their opinions or recognize mistakes?Isn't it unfortunate to know what other people are thinking, but not be able to tell if those thoughts are real or not?Teach him first how things are, and then how they appear to be, and he will be able to compare popular opinion with reality, and thus distinguish him from the mediocre public.However, if you start pouring other people's opinions into him before teaching him to judge the value of an opinion, then I can be sure that no matter what you do in the future, he will always take other people's opinions as his own, no matter what you do. No matter how hard you try, it is impossible to eradicate this habit.Therefore, what you must do to make a young man sound judgment is not to teach him your judgment, but to make him judge.