Do the words, views, and thoughts have any absolute meaning regardless of whom they belong to?
Let’s say a sentence aligned with one’s own views is said by two different people. One who’s not being held high in one’s eyes for whatever right or wrong reasons and the other who one is either neutral about or get along with nicely.
While it depends from person to person, can we generalize and say that overall people are biased in such situations?
Re: How much of a difference does a person make?
Do the words, views, and thoughts have any absolute meaning regardless of whom they belong to?
Let's say a sentence aligned with one's own views is said by two different people. One who's not being held high in one's eyes for whatever right or wrong reasons and the other who one is either neutral about or get along with nicely.
While it depends from person to person, can we generalize and say that overall people are biased in such situations?
In short - the answer is "yes" ... but doesn't have to be that way ... not entirely ... There are certain linguistic constructs that help makes things "more specific" - or describe clearly what a person actually means ... The use of an "example" is priceless in this regard.