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very often, somebodies beliefs are intricately tied to their self worth. if a person believes they are a precious child of god, and somebody tries to tell them that god doesn't exist, it's like that person is trying to take away their entire reason for living. It's like an attack to the core of their being. an effort to invalidate their existence. this is just one example of one scenario, but there will be a lot of parallels. I try to find common ground and find reasons for agreeing with a persons belief. I would take their words and try and find parallel words with the same meaning that fit my own beliefs. language is so malleable and ideas are so nebulous, we can often agree with somebody even when we use different vocabulary. for example, what EXACTLY does the word 'god' actually mean? different people will give a different definition.