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astrotoby · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:45 pm Post subject: friction is good

Absolutely.

I think discussions like this are good and helpful, and I think opposing viewpoints like yours and mine should be addressed and discussed with passion and convicion.

A little bit of friction or conflict is often what is needed to bring us to the next step in our journey, because it brings things out in us (emotions, beliefs, etc.) that we may not even know we had. It shows us clearly what we believe and what others believe, and can sometimes give us insight into a clearer understanding of what we're confused about.

At least that's how it works for me, but as I've found out, what works for me does not work for everybody. Nevertheless I think that heated conversations are valuable and we should not neccessarily be afraid to have them. Within reason of course.

It's sort of a paradox, but the truth is that with the right motivation behind it, a debate between two opposite sides can actually bring people together.