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"United we stand, divided we fall" This is a saying about the importance of not falling for the polarization trap because it can and has crumbled societies in the past.
This lies the importance of citizens and people of societies to have something in common with each other, hinting facts and feelings, but it's much easier said than done.

Have you ever noticed that people get so heated in a conversation that it ends up with no one ever agreeing with each other and resulting in alienation, ostracization, and even being fired from a job?

Some people use the saying "Facts don't care about your feelings!" as a way to snipe at people who don't agree with them. However, this rarely ever works.

The central question is, do people tend to sway more by facts or feelings?

Questions to ponder:

  • What role does social coercion play in changing minds?
  • Should we be obligated to educated the people who are wrong?
  • What makes someone right or wrong and how do we measure that?
  • Why do people want others to change their minds but rarely change their own minds?
  • What really changes hearts and minds?
  • Do we have to change your minds?
  • Is appeal to emotion a fallacy?
  • Is appeal to facts a fallacy?
  • What role does ego play in viewing facts and examining one's own feelings?
  • What will it take for you to change your views and perspectives?
  • Why are so many people so stubborn?
  • Is being resolute the same as as being stubborn?
  • Is changing your mind a choice or influenced by environment?
  • Are facts trustworthy? Why or why not? (Examples?)
  • Are facts created or tested? (Examples?)
  • Why do you have strong feelings about certain issues?
  • How do major issues like ICE, Trump, Healthcare, Gun control, Abortion and other topics make you feel, why do you feel this way, and what will it take for you to change your views?

Come and join us for the discussion on facts verses feelings!

Guidelines:

  • Hand raises are required.
  • There will be a 3 minute timer for every person. However, in this group, I do allow a brief back and fourth interjection from others if it's something that's related to the person who was just speaking. This is a way to prevent the group from feeling too "robotic" in style and get your pressing question asked to the speaker and get the answer right away without waiting all the way back to your turn again.
  • Be authentic & civil!
  • Please refrain from using Ad Hominem (personal) attacks. This includes in voice, in meeting chat, and in the comments section below. Instead, please attack the points from others. Severe Ad Hominem such as racist behavior will result in being removed from the meeting.
  • Zoom link is posted well before the day of the meeting but you will not be able to join until 10 minutes before the meeting start time.

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