It is important to be able to state what it is you think the person you disagree with believes. To state it in a way they say, 'Yes, that is what I believe'. Ideally in a way that they say, 'wow, that really gets to the heart of it. I couldn't have said it better.' You are then in a position to say where you agree and disagree. Why you disagree. Too often we parody people's opinions as if they are evil, stupid, selfish or disgusting. 'They believe this'. With no They actually agreeing that that is what they believe. We can't then moan about a divided world when we ourselves have created little (or big) groups of people to throw rocks at. If you throw a rock at my buddy, I am not going to help you figure out what he did wrong. I am going to throw a rock back at you. Put the rock down. Let's speak.
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