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When your discussion group avoids philosophical disagreement

Three of us have been meeting monthly for two years to talk about the big questions and we've gotten really good at being vulnerable about our personal struggles but somehow we avoid anything that might reveal actual differences in our worldviews.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group seeking authentic dialogue has created intimacy around personal sharing while unconsciously avoiding the intellectual honesty that might threaten their harmony.

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