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The Value of Knowing Both Sides

By Filings on Fri, 07/29/22
Christian Living
Debate
Public Discourse
Christian Mind

“Most debates that we observe on television consist of two people trying to outshout and demonize each other. This is because it is much easier to dismiss opposing arguments than it is to understand them.” - Eternal Perspective

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Topics: Public Discourse, Words, Ad Hominem, Debate
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Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

(ESV, Proverbs 19:11)

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