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 DavidC wrote:

 Sunshine32 wrote:

 DavidC wrote:

 Sunshine32 wrote:

 DavidC wrote:

Yes; lots of reasons.  Discussions with theologians across religious and language barriers certainly, but putting writing forces a concrete understanding.

It also forces one to describe their beliefs in new ways when one is asked questions from a different viewpoint.  This is challenging.

Hi DavidC,

Thank you for the reply 

This is very interesting, and we can understand that it can be a challenge, and that you can learn a lot if you need to describe your own beliefs. We are wondering when you are describing your belief, does it make you feel closer to your belief? 
And out of curiosity, (if we may ask) are you also motivated to discuss about beliefs with people in your daily life or do you prefer to discuss on forums?

Done properly, discussing beliefs is a type of prayer.  I write, and forums help me sort of take a break and stay on task at the same time.  Live discussions are much more forgiving.  Forum communications are tricky because one tends to write in spoken language but it is usually read in written language, which can make for miscommunication.

That is pretty cool, we never thought of discussions as prayers. We are curious, why are live discussions more forgiving and with miscommunication, did you felt that people misunderstand your answers? if yes do you try and explain that it is not what you meant?

In actual conversation one has benefit of considering tone of voice, body language, speed of comprehension and degree of intellect.  One can try different ways of explanation, and if offense is given one can immediately apologize.  There is a spontaneity in rl discussions.

Detailed online discussions are rarely possible and usually end in an argument.

That makes sense. We also experience this miscommunication with the current popular apps like WhatsApp. Talking in real life can be so much more clear. Did you have conversations on this forum that ended in an argument? 