Arguing

You can argue about a person’s interior experience but you can’t win the argument because it’s their experience.

You can argue about the symbols (language, opinion, expressions, deeds) a person uses to express their interior experience but you shouldn’t win the argument because they need to have, learn and find expression adequate for them, and they are the best judge of what are adequate symbols for their experience.

You can always ask someone to clarify, but it is better to tell them specifically what you’re asking to have clarified.

You can convince someone of an opinion, of a truth symbol or love symbol, but unless they find the expression adequate to their expression, they can only maintain such a symbol to their own harm.

You can always discuss, dialogue and have an open exchange of ideas about symbols and experiences only with people who are willing to have such a dialogue.

You can argue about facts, but it’s better to look them up, or simply agree to disagree as people understand and perceive differently.

If facts can’t be looked up; it’s better to decide how important the argument is before you start arguing.

It’s always better to decide how important an argument is before you start arguing.

Often it is easier to agree to disagree where different symbols hold the same meaning or the same symbols hold differing meanings.