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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
In fact, that's not what this thread is about; as usual, it has been co-opted by those discussions.
Read the thread title... It's very clear.
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This is a real-life example of not having a common base for metaphor. There are many others with mindsets that don't match yours. They are suffiecently different as to have no point of commonality. No metaphor is going to change those other viewpoints, because it isn't a communication difficulty, but a complete mismatch of worldview.
Each one selects those parts of reality that they are the most in tune with. That doesn't mean they are unaware of the other portions they leave out, they leave them out (or de-emphasize them) by choice. One must accept that they have a different worldview, and see if a common compromise can be reached. And this will never be done when one party won't move off their position (and it doesn't matter which party).
It just devolved into dueling worldviews....