tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609203224961032874.post8182654601167439981..comments2024-03-01T10:10:40.165-07:00Comments on Speak the Truth in Love: Dialogue and ArgumentRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751516602395247675noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609203224961032874.post-25252461522051160462010-09-10T15:03:50.107-06:002010-09-10T15:03:50.107-06:00Yes, that is the challenge to keep the feeling of ...Yes, that is the challenge to keep the feeling of brotherhood going when the more interesting discussions are about what we differ on. We need to keep in mind that that is a small percentage of the total faith.<br /><br />One way to do that is to work together. On pro-life matters or ministry to the poor you can agree on things but you don't just move on. You have a job to do that flows from your agreement. Then you can get a coffee and talk about justification.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16751516602395247675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609203224961032874.post-78180626252635418642010-09-10T12:16:44.323-06:002010-09-10T12:16:44.323-06:00Randy writes, "The message is not that I am r...Randy writes, "The message is not that I am right but just that I am reasonable. That I have not made a major error in arriving at my positions. The message is not that you are wrong but just that other conclusions are plausible as well. One can see how that allows arguments to be much more charitable."<br /><br />I agree. <br /><br />I might be losing you on the part where you say we should try to affirm as well as disagree in our conversations. I mean of course, if the other person says something right you should acknowledge it. But I find from experience that once you have agreed on something there is not much more to say about it than "I agree".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609203224961032874.post-35185806223743673612010-09-09T18:26:08.235-06:002010-09-09T18:26:08.235-06:00Very true, Randy. All of this applies to me as wel...Very true, Randy. All of this applies to me as well.Devin Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706894435441471620noreply@blogger.com