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Old 05-02-2007, 02:51 AM   #6 (permalink)
Mark Lapierre
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Originally Posted by Michael Chui View Post
I suppose if I were to summarize it, I would say, "Just because others are wrong doesn't make you right. So why bother showing that other people are wrong? Just show that you're right and defend it as needed."
I try to do this but fail when the desire to show others the unseen (but none-the-less experienced) negative sides of their beliefs outweighs my desire to show that I'm right.

I've never considered any of your arguments to go against what you've outlined.

Too often I fall into a confrontational mode of argumentation so reminders of this more effective method are always handy. Thank you.
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