"The BIG problem with that is that it tends to make us think we are mind readers and/or we assign meaning to the other person's words which may not have that meaning"
Absolutely. This is such a key point. So many people have become so confident in their mind reading skills, simply because somebody says something that can be interpreted to…
"The BIG problem with that is that it tends to make us think we are mind readers and/or we assign meaning to the other person's words which may not have that meaning"
Absolutely. This is such a key point. So many people have become so confident in their mind reading skills, simply because somebody says something that can be interpreted to be left/right-wing or worse because they presented new information.
I do my best to address people's arguments without respect to their identity or their politics. Do your arguments make sense? Do you have evidence to support your claims? Nothing else is really relevant.
"The BIG problem with that is that it tends to make us think we are mind readers and/or we assign meaning to the other person's words which may not have that meaning"
Absolutely. This is such a key point. So many people have become so confident in their mind reading skills, simply because somebody says something that can be interpreted to be left/right-wing or worse because they presented new information.
I do my best to address people's arguments without respect to their identity or their politics. Do your arguments make sense? Do you have evidence to support your claims? Nothing else is really relevant.