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Tag Archives: Dept. of Alternative Facts
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Quotes
Quote: (v) to repeat a saying from someone else, usually with implication that this is a person of authority thereby giving the phrase added significance. Having worked in a therapy world for many years, I have seen lots of quotes. … Continue reading
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Empathy, part 7, Comprehend
To comprehend: (v) to listen to, consider, and understand the position of another person If you thought that I was done talking about empathy, forgiveness, and the “Left Behind” movies, indulge me a little longer in order to comprehend what … Continue reading
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Dept. of Alternative Facts: Empathy, part 6, Mercy
mercy: (n) to show compassion, and offer forgiveness, to someone who has offended or wronged you I started this series on empathy, with an assertion that for God to become human in the person of Jesus, they would experience life … Continue reading
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Empathy, part 5, Synergy
synergy: (n) the interaction between two or more factors such that each works more efficiently that the individual parts alone To review, we now have three elements for empathy: emotions, knowledge, and beliefs. While I have split these off for … Continue reading
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Empathy, part 4, Belief
belief: (n) a strongly held set of conclusions about some phenomenon which can neither be proven nor refuted based on information; assumptions which provide meaning and purpose to someone Beliefs, faith and values, are our course of meaning, purpose, and … Continue reading
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Empathy, part 3, Knowledge
knowledge: (n) acquired information Knowledge is the realm of facts and data. Information. Learning. Researching. Studying. With this knowledge we can develop theories and hypothesis. We can set up experiments. Look at results. Validate or negate conclusions. In the Judeo-Christian … Continue reading
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Empathy, part 2, Emotion
emotion: (n) a subjective experience in response to other people or events; feelings; neural activity in the limbic system Emotions are highly personal experiences for which we give words that congregate around ideas of energizing and calming, desirable and undesirable … Continue reading
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Empathy, part 1
empathy: (n) the ability to comprehend how someone else feels, knows, and believes about some phenomena Some of my regular readers responded to my recent post about forgiveness (regarding evangelical Christians supporting Trump’s term in office) with puzzlement about how … Continue reading
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Agreement, Engagement
agreement: (n) when two parties hold the same position engagement: (n) when two parties communicate in order to express and clarify positions Only is your local newspaper are you likely to read a back-and-forth exchange between writers of letters to … Continue reading
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Accountability
accountability: (n) to hold someone responsible for his actions Time to get those keyboard hot with typing! Hold you Senators accountable for their decisions in the impeachment trial. Hold Mr. Trump accountable for his actions while in office. Enough said. … Continue reading
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