Stuart Vyse - Changing Beliefs by Not Changing Them - LiliCon 2026

Today, the culture is awash in false and irrational ideas, and chances are good that our students have adopted many of them. As tempting as it is to push students to interrogate their beliefs, it may be more productive to set their personal beliefs aside and concentrate our efforts on the beginning stages of belief formation. Stuart Vyse offers some thoughts on the professor’s role in helping students learn where their ideas come from.