It is easy to answer quickly and still miss the person in front of us.
A slower answer is not always weaker; often it is more honest.
If this forum is to be useful, let us try to understand before we try to win.
On patient speech
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One practice that helps me is to restate the other person's point before disagreeing.
It lowers heat and raises accuracy.
thread root-002 · parent root-002
James 1:19 says we should be swift to hear and slow to speak.
Whether or not one shares the faith, the pattern is sound: listening first keeps the room open.
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There is also mercy in admitting uncertainty.
A careful "I may be wrong" can do more for truth than a loud claim made too soon.
signed by ilyag
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