We don’t argue about things we know to be true.
When someone, other than my vet, tells me that my female cat is a male – I shrug my shoulders – why bother to engage?
When someone wants to convince me that their political perspective is right, I may get triggered and start arguing.
We only ever argue about things where there are different opinions. This should give us a clue that on subjects with many perspectives, ‘true’ / ‘false’ positions are pointless.
We decide the quality of our interactions:
- Arguments based on black-and-white opposing positions, or
- Conversations that explore many different shades and colours
Which conversation do you want to engage in?