Communication...real communication between people is a blessing. However, not all dialogue between people is real communication. Instead of the free exchange of ideas, much of what passes for communication is a war of thoughts and words. More argument than communication.
How readily will any person accept the criticism of another. The challenge of their beliefs, their ideas and thoughts?
The truth is every person is entitled to find what they believe to be true and to live this truth. (This can be a challenge when one persons belief is to control, oppress the personal truth of another).
In the context of communication, when any one person states what they believe to be true, it many times becomes a challenge to the listener. As if objective reality were being determined in that moment, and therefore a war of words takes place. The listener cannot allow a belief other than their own to be stated (as if, in the stating of such an opinion, that would make this affirmation magically true).
Some people will intentionally assert their beliefs in the faces of those who do not share their ideals, not to enlighten them but to put them in their place.
Even if a person says, "My country is the best country in the world" or this type of music is the superior form of music, or this type of government is best. - The best film or culture or philosophy or religion or food etc.
While it may be tempting to step in and say" I believe..." , and correct them, it is better to view their affirmation as just that...personal affirmation of what "they" believe to be true. No more, no less.
For every affirmation addressed to you, simply envision that the person in question has quietly stated "I believe..." prior to their statements.
So the statement "You don't know what your talking about" becomes "I believe you don't know what your talking about."
What is the difference? The first is either an insult, a criticism or an attack, the second is a subjective statement about themselves.
Think about it: When a person says "I believe you don't know what your talking about," objectively, this means nothing other than that is what they believe to be true. They might also believe in flying elephants but that doesn't make them real.
The primary casualty in a war of words is time. The moments you spend debating perspectives and subjective beliefs can never be retrieved...they are lost. There are better uses of time that comparing and debating conflicting opinions.
If someone asks you what your beliefs on a given matter are, share them. If they take issue with them, remind them that they asked. If someone seeks to share their beliefs on a given matter and they are ones you do not agree with, do not feel it is your duty to change their view.
Maybe Aten will send people to you who will seek your opinions, maybe not. If someone asks, share, if no one does, better to spend that precious time meditating on Aten.
It is the less enlightened people of this world who believe that reality can be sculpted by a well phrased argument. Atenists know that reality simply "IS" and no opinion, argument or theory changes what "IS". An Atenist would rather experience True Reality than haggle over a subjective and ultimately false consensus reality.
So the time spent addressing, misunderstanding and asserting anything other than what IS, is a pointless waste of time...and that is not a merely subjective belief but an objective Truth.
Vizier