On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 16:05:36 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:



"jps" wrote in message
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On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 14:15:33 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they
listen
with the intent to reply."

..... Stephen Covey


Many examples of that in rec.boats.

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kinda thought so myself.

I can go either way. My dislike of certain individuals can inspire me
to want to respond rather than understand. But for many opinions
expresssed herein, there can be be no hope of understanding. It'd
require a different set of genes and upbringing to comprehend a good
percentage of what's proferred as intelligence here.