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Entries Tagged ‘argument’

Why Argue?

Why argue about politics or other matters? In theory we can convince the other person of our viewpoints. It isn’t a common event though, is it? And even if we do win that “victory,” is it possible that we lose something too? Let me explain… One man says that business needs to be heavily regulated [...]

Get Beyond Words

We need to get beyond words if we are to understand things more fully. Words are not the things they represent. It is easy to understand this intellectually, but we tend to focus on the words anyhow when we discuss things, and so often don’t see clearly the things that they point at. This limits [...]