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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Yep. Agree to disagree, and then agree not to talk about it anymore.
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ratbastid - This works to some extent, however I enjoy the occasional theological or political discussion. Also if we all agreed to disagree then no one would get anywhere.
As has been said before respect is the most important thing. I can talk to people about controversial things, such as politics and religion as long as they maintain the conversation as a learning experience rather than a chance to belittle the other side. I always try to understand the other side as much as possible and go from there.
Strange Famous – I hear where you’re coming from. A very good friend of mine from high school has all but stopped talking to me since the election. Before the election conversations would just get annoying. Every time politics came up, he’d maintain the idea that every political discussion we had in the past he had “won”. Whatever that is supposed to mean. He doesn’t see our conversations as a chance to learn a new perspective, but rather an opportunity to educate my stupidity. I’ve always thought that it was just important to learn while you teach as well as learn while you are taught. If that makes any sense….