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Typically, a moderate (whether in politics, religion, or other areas of life) is more willing to seek common ground, to listen to other points of view and try to create consensus. Moderates do have their own beliefs, but they are more likely to consider the beliefs of others before making a decision. Sometimes, critics accuse moderates of being too willing to be inclusive; but supporters of this philosophy say that it is useful to respect the views of others and try to seek a middle ground.

Extremists, on the other hand, do not believe any middle ground is possible, nor do they think a middle ground is necessary. Extremists tend to be dogmatic and unyielding in their opinions; they believe their way is the only way, that other perspectives are totally wrong. They are unwilling to consider or even listen to the views of others, since they believe (in the domain of politics) the views of their opponents are without any merit, or in the domain of religion, they see the views of others as immoral and sinful. Extremists are likely to try to shut down debate, since they expect that only one viewpoint-- theirs-- should be followed. In some cases, extremists will espouse censoring any discussion, or in other cases, they believe in eliminating "wrong ideas" by imprisoning or killing their opponents.

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