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     Different  persons  respond  to  a  given  statement,
affirmation,  description, etc.  in different ways because
of   their different heredities and  experiences.    Among
them there will be those who say of a given statement that
it is:

     1.  False,
     2.  Probably false,
     3.  Probably true,
     4.  Certainly true,
     5.  Absolutely true,
     6.  Interesting,
     7.  Uninteresting,
     8.  Irrelevant,
     9.  Useless,
    10.  Misleading,
    11.  Not helpful,
    12.  Meaningless,
    13.  Unclear,
    14.  Obscure,
    15.  Etc.

     Some  people  may believe that their response to some
statement   or  affirmation  should/must   be   the   same
response which other people will or should make;  and feel
threatened by the presence of people who do not respond as
they themselves respond.   Such people are often insecure,
and find it very difficult to tolerate different responses
to their most cherished statements and affirmations.  They
may  demand that people agree with them to help them  feel
secure.   They often find it difficult to be  participants
in open and honest dialogue with different people.

     Other  people  may acknowledge that for  each  person
there may be a different response which is "right" for and
to  that person ---  and not feel threatened by  different
people   responding  in  different  ways  to  some   given
statement  or affirmation.    Such people are often secure
(in being true to themselves and others) and  find it easy
to  tolerate  different  responses to even  their     most
cherished   statements  and   affirmations. They may  find
pleasure  and meaning in being participants  in   dialogue
with  people  who  reason  in  different ways --- so as to
gain    wider   perspectives  on  how   people  understand
themselves, others and the universe as a whole.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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