Exactly. Without citing any research right now, so to avoid a temper tantrum from select members of the list, there's a relatively new theory called Motivating Reasoning that may explain that (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivated_reasoning for a starter).
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 12:26 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think a lot of times this is the case, especially on faceless discussion > forums such as these. > > I know i've been guilty of it. You formulate an opinion, and then you work > tirelessly to get it articulate and understood.....but if it's confronted, > it can be VERY difficult to stop, listen, and understand...think, > reevaluate, and then respond. > > Here's a test: When reading someone's response to you that is in direct > contradiction of what you have said, are you reading it to see if what he's > saying might be accurate, or are you reading it and already thinking of > reasons why he's wrong? > > If it's the latter, you are already working on your response. > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Very true. look at these debates. Are we arguing in the hopes of >> converting the other side, or are we arguing simply to affirm our own >> beliefs. >> >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:25 AM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > "People do not listen with the intent of understanding. They listen with >> > the intent of responding." >> > >> > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:16 AM, zaphod <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> Sam, your debating skills are impeccable. Did you learn to constantly >> >> cast insults at your opponent in high school debate team or is that >> >> something self taught? >> >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 12, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> > You said: >> >> > "The bible is not relevant to the workings of today society. Trying >> >> > to apply lessons from it is usually fruitless, on top of the notion >> >> > that you can find support for any position you want to defend in the >> >> > bible." >> >> > >> >> > "As for Chinese proverbsÂ…probably not since there's not really a >> >> > religion usually connected with them. I probably would have thought >> >> > it was out of place though." >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > I see that you are not just intolerant, you also have a severe case of >> >> > tunnel vision. Sorry for trying to get you to look around. >> >> > >> >> > Keep on the straight and narrow. >> >> > >> >> > . >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:04 AM, zaphod <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com >> > >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Yes, I think I'll need to start signing my emails with: >> >> >> >> >> >> Zaphod the Intolerant -- As dubbed by Sam >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:360884 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
