Probably more than a year ago there was a thread here about books on talking/arguing with people you disagree with. I can't remember the titles, authors, or which of you were involved. 99% chance kleinbl00 was in it. I think "shoot the messenger" was a takeaway from one book. Do any of you remember the thread or the books? ------------------------------- New etymology: Dog days of summer = when it's still too hot to walk the dog at 10PM so she's awake and restless all night and everyone is tired all day. ------------------------------- Also it's so dry the fire ants left. I haven't seen one on more than a month. ------------------------------- This week's meditation is "fear of failure". -------------------------------
That isn't the thread, but the Righteous Mind might have been one of the books. I have requested it from the library. You may have seen my comment before I edited it, but shooting the messenger was definitely part of the discussion, and I think an important point in one of the books.