yes, of course, but there is an enormous and impactful difference between being persuasive and using power to enforce conformity of thought. Argument from authority is one of the worst fallacious positions but it's the default for most religious communities.
Maybe it's revealing of your attitude that you implicitly perceived my presentation of my opinion as an argument from authority. I haven't claimed any authority but you interpreted my remarks as attempting to do that.
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But if I tell you that my understanding of the dharma is that it values rejecting extremes, integrating opposites, and transcending oppositional dualisms, do you think I'm on the mark or am I missing something?
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I think you’re on the mark, but you’re trying to rush the process. Probably out of discomfort.
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See, this is precisely what I mean by self-contradictory!