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The flowchart inside presents a pretty excellent strategy for having a reasonable, rational discussion (instead of one party ‘lecturing’ or ‘giving a sermon’ to the other).

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The internet has invented new situations, new emotions, and new difficulties for the Western human race. Or, at least, exacerbated old ones. Take for example the situation of two individuals that have gotten into a festering, bitter argument on some internet forum who subsequently have found themselves, a week later, standing in the same room, at some party. What might be the outcome of this situation?