Three ways to kill a forum's activities

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

Originally Posted By: Neil D

[Not interested in sparing with you...'cause you just don't get it....If I agree with you, I have to use the same verbage as you to get my point across...that's not a discussion...Even though I use different words, or bring out a reflective metaphor, you want me to use your wording....tain't a discussion....it a competition and you want submission on my part....Christ said that among His followers, He didn't want one of them "lording it over the others"....my assessment is that this place is a place of people who are trying to lord it over those who are interested in discussion..not submission....

Sounds like you're more interested in being unique than being understood,Neil. Am I correct?

I didn't think Neil said he wanted to be unique. He is using a common method of conversing called "reflective listening." In order to know if you're understanding someone, reflecting back to a person in different terminology (but perhaps more meaningful to the speaker) is a very good way to come to a common understanding of what someone is talking about. I think people get hung up on semantics a lot of times, especially on a forum where you can't get coinciding nonverbal cues.

Just my *take* on it...maybe I'm wrong.

[rudywoofs (Pam)]

Thesis: Seeing every issue through the liberal vs conservative lens is a maladaptive intellectual strategy since it forces into blindness complexity essential to understanding the issues.

Is that next to the alternator?

[fccool]

#101 ... talk about those who talk about #1 #2 and #3. I mean 9 pages... really ?

[Planey]

Maybe there should be a quota.

20 Liberals.

2 Middle roaders.

1 Conservative.

Excellent idea, Mark.

However there seems to a problem with your numbers.

Way too many conservatives...

Graeme

[Bravus]

I have a different quota proposal: very easy to implement because it's already the case:

100% humans (and the odd donkey and turtle)

[Dr. Shane]

I think some people that go on and on and on are just trying to be heard or understood. I know for me, I mostly try to be understood so if someone responds to me by saying, "I understand where you are coming from, but I don't agree with that view" I am satisfied.

I suspect some come here to vent because no one in their local church will listen to them. So here they "demand" to be heard.