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How Emotional Reasoning & Referentialism Undermines Communication

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Michael Foster
Apr 18, 2023
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Consider:

Pr 27:5-6 “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.”

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Many people never said the things that you think they said.

Many people don’t hold the positions that you think they hold.

Why?

Because we, as an entire culture, are irra…

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