How to avoid arguments and misunderstandings

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Aurora

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A great number of arguments and misunderstanding occur every day
and on all subjects, but especially in politics and social issues because
people do not use the word SOME-------

Suppose a lady says "men are jerks". She probably means that some men are
jerks or most men but not ALL of them. All means every single one in the world without exception.
This could be the start of a big argument.

The same for every topic. "Politicians are corrupt or only out for themselves".
SOME, includes at least one and perhaps almost all of them. As long as there is at
least one politician who is not corrupt and out for himself, you cannot say all.

A brief lesson in logic helps.
 

Freud said that he studied women for thirty years and still didn't understand them...
 
Freud spent a lot of time with wealthy American women who spent a lot of time on his couch. He theorized that they had repressed sexual desires, but maybe he was just projecting his own on them...
 
Ralphy1 said:
Freud spent a lot of time with wealthy American women who spent a lot of time on his couch. He theorized that they had repressed sexual desires, but maybe he was just projecting his own on them...
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He's the only person that Freud successfully analyzed.
 
Aurora said:
A great number of arguments and misunderstanding occur every day
and on all subjects, but especially in politics and social issues because
people do not use the word SOME-------

Suppose a lady says "men are jerks". She probably means that some men are
jerks or most men but not ALL of them. All means every single one in the world without exception.
This could be the start of a big argument.

The same for every topic. "Politicians are corrupt or only out for themselves".
SOME, includes at least one and perhaps almost all of them. As long as there is at
least one politician who is not corrupt and out for himself, you cannot say all.

A brief lesson in logic helps.
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What you say is very true, however, SOME people will interpret Some or MANY to mean ALL.
 
Hmmm. I believe in the scientific method up to a point. We are emotional beings. Many peeps, in my experience, often have a very good capacity to improve their lives, providing they first have access to a kind, unjudgemental ear. As a therapissed, one

of the most important tools I acquired, is basic common sense. Unless a person is an immediate danger to others, or themselves, first deal with their emotions, (listen to them,) then proceed, if necessary to problem solving. Works with my

clients, not too shabby a way for dealing with friends and colleagues, general public also. The journey toward self understanding is, arguably, one of the most challenging voyages one could take, lasting a lifetime, but the rewards are beyond


price. As we learn compassion for ourselves, so can we pay it forward in increased empathy and understanding towards those who think/feel differently than ourselves. Works very well on forums, most of the time!
 
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