Quotes about Disagreement

Christians can help people receive the message of reconciliation to God by modeling reconciliation among themselves. John 13:35 says, "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another." How well do we show love when we disagree? Nonbelievers look on and wonder if they can trust Christians to deal gently and respectfully with their questions and doubts if we don't treat each other that way.

Is it logical that two people can disagree and that both can be right? It's not logical: it's psychological. And it's very real.

Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It's not logical; it's psychological.

Is it logical that two people can disagree and that both can be right? It's not logical: it's psychological.

Difference of opinion leads to inquiry, and inquiry to the truth.

I wish that people who are conventionally supposed to love each other would say to each other, when they fight, "Please - a little less love, and a little more common decency."

Disagreement is part of being a person who has choices. One of those choices is to respect others and engage in intelligent conversation about differences of opinion without becoming enemies, eventually allowing us to move forward to compromise.

Political correctness has thrown a veil of silence over our important discussions. Rather than asking those with whom we disagree to clearly state their case, we set up rules of political correctness that mandate that their perspective must be the same as ours. We then demonize those with whom we disagree and as a result fail to reach any consensus that might solve our problems.

Compromise is most likely when both parties respect each other no matter how much they disagree. In stressful situations where you need a consensus, respect sometimes means saying nothing and refraining from name-calling even when irritated.

Truth, as any dictionary will tell you, is a property of certain of our ideas. It means their agreement, as falsity means their disagreement, with reality.

Whenever you write on a subject that questions the status quo, there are bound to be many who wrestle with the issues

The author says those who often claim to be tolerant are tolerant of those who agree with them — which is no one's definition of tolerance.