Dualistic thinking Options

Dualistic thinking is very relevant to people following spiritual paths of any kind, since it involves believers who claim to see and experience another existence and others who having not experienced anything they would describe as other-worldy, disregard these claims and it therefore divides people into two camps.

The language used is also a form of dualism as it separates entities into good and bad and places into discrete areas thus: Heaven and Hell.

Is dualistic thinking useful and a good way of hanging ideas on hooks for further exploration or does it lead to extremes of thought that lack balance and settle people into positions that are hard to find their way out of?

I'm not offended in any way. I see my own flaws and have explained that I'm still learning/practicing. It takes time and to stop dualistic thinking is not something that can happen over night.

Being offended is something which could only occur when you're unaware of your own thoughts and actions as well as not recognizing your own short comings. Thus you will feel attacked when someone places their finger on the sore spot. Seeing that I am concious of my own abilities and thoughts, and also accepted them, I'm hard to offend.