…but we both mean the same thing: (*Solanum tuberosum) **a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial of the Solanaceae family…
*Or do we?
My question is when discussing/debating an issue, how do you reach consensus on a matter if you don’t even have a common understanding on the terms and issues at hand? Do you try and understand the other person’s perspective at all so that the conversation can be meaningful?
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Yeah if I have the time and energy left then I'd try to understand the other person's understanding of a term/issue, otherwise I'd just swear at him/her.
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“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.” ~ some smart dude~
I'm not going to blindly agree with the other side of the argument just to reach a consensus. If everything they say makes sense, I have no issue in accepting I was wrong, I have done so plenty of times on this forum. If I agree with bits of their argument, I will acknowledge that too. If everything they say sounds like nonsense to me, I won't waste my time on understanding where they're getting this twisted thinking from, I'll agree to disagree and move on.
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I do , if agree or disagree depends how much weight is there in their argument.
Re: I say poe-tA-toe, you say poh-tah-toe...
Yeah if I have the time and energy left then I'd try to understand the other person's understanding of a term/issue, otherwise I'd just swear at him/her.
uff.....so harsh!
I wonder how many will never see the sarcasm in your words......
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I am touched to started a thread in my honor. Now don't derail this thread.
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You’re sort of my muse - now, chop, chop - start amusing me! Magic tricks or clown jokes are welcome 
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she said issues at hand 
He said I am touched
wait, what are we discussing here? 
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aaloo
Re: I say poe-tA-toe, you say poh-tah-toe...
aaloo
aaloo, kon bol raha hai?
This is how desi uncles talk on the phone
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aaloo there!
Re: I say poe-tA-toe, you say poh-tah-toe...
...but we both mean the same thing: (*Solanum tuberosum) **a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial of the Solanaceae family...
*Or do we?
My question is when discussing/debating an issue, how do you reach consensus on a matter if you don't even have a common understanding on the terms and issues at hand? Do you try and understand the other person's perspective at all so that the conversation can be meaningful?
it is really good to know the understanding of your opposite to whom you debating with.
it allows you to make good argument and possibly you could accept other POV.
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aaloo
aaloo, kon bol raha hai?
This is how desi uncles talk on the phone
no aaloo, no potato
only batata rocks