But I could say, “You should have seen the weather where I grew up” or concede partly “I must still be warm from inside.” — Antony Nickles
Maybe it takes more, better example of when belief absolutely flies in the face of facts, because it is contingent on me, thus the desire to either discount it, or create something to fix it internally, like “emotion”. — Antony Nickles
Perhaps here we agree that the thermometer reads 0℃ and yet differ as to the appropriate response? — Banno
Do we then have agreement as to the facts, but not as to what to do about them? — Banno
Perhaps here we agree that the thermometer reads 0℃ and yet differ as to the appropriate response?
— Banno
Another, similar way of saying the above. We concede the fact of the matter but notice that different responses might make sense for different people. — J
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