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25-02-2020, 11:33 PM
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Agreement

Would it help you understand stuff, if someone agreed with your outlook?
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26-02-2020, 12:10 AM
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Re: Agreement

Not necessarily. No debate, no advance in understanding.
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26-02-2020, 12:15 AM
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I think if people are genial in their interactions then it makes you consider their point of view more favourably then might otherwise be the case. This is why ambassadors and negotiators are usually quite charming. It oils the wheels so to speak.
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26-02-2020, 02:31 AM
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Different perspectives ---> critical thinking---> reaffirmation or change.

There's like a good paradigm shift from time to time!
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26-02-2020, 04:37 AM
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Re: Agreement

Originally Posted by spitfire ->
Would it help you understand stuff, if someone agreed with your outlook?
I think the complete opposite.Someone disagreeing with me makes me reconsider my opinion.
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26-02-2020, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Surfermom ->
Different perspectives ---> critical thinking---> reaffirmation or change.

There's NOTHING like a good paradigm shift from time to time!
Gee whiz, I am a lousy typist.

Have any of us influence your outlook, spitfire? Or do you just agree?
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26-02-2020, 07:41 AM
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Another angle is that if you discuss something that you want to understand to a deeper level with somebody who is enthusiastic about the subject and who you feel that is on your wavelength, then that ease of communication will probably assist your understanding more. Simply if you like your teacher you will listen more and take more in?
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26-02-2020, 08:00 AM
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Re: Agreement

Originally Posted by keezoy ->
Another angle is that if you discuss something that you want to understand to a deeper level with somebody who is enthusiastic about the subject and who you feel that is on your wavelength, then that ease of communication will probably assist your understanding more. Simply if you like your teacher you will listen more and take more in?
Couldn't have put it better, Keezoy, thank you for reading my thoughts!
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26-02-2020, 08:50 AM
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Or ... start the debate in devil's advocate mode.
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26-02-2020, 10:53 AM
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Or ... start the debate in devil's advocate mode.
Always risky.
 
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