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Today, we often decide to avoid conversations that will lead to the clashing of wills. This is what we commonly term an “argument”. Since many of us have decided to avoid conflicts as a way to navigate this diverse world we have also lost a necessary means of discovering common truths. This has now created a large society of relative truths which results in either “live and let live” attitudes or violence. Violence happens when the wills of individuals feel squashed because others don’t want to listen and have “the conversation” to expose both sides of an argument. The key to conversation is to open our vulnerabilities and in today’s climate that is becoming more difficult since we’ve becoming more unwilling to open ourselves to others for fear of being attacked. Instead we seem to spend more time attempting to conform others to social norms rather than seeking to be a “fellow traveler” in life’s journeys’. My intent by this site is to have open dialog with others on topics of interest for the common good of all humanity. Please join me if you likewise feel that sharing for the common good is your goal as well.