that. Now myself, I'm not atheist. Not likely I'd be convinced
to be (agnostic works for me) BUT if I was gonna consider it,
that's the functional narrative. I think that's been my main
point overall. Dysfunctional narratives lead to dysfunctional
results. Yours is not a dysfunctional narrative. With a decent
set of functional narratives between ideologies, bridge-building
is possible. Of course this language sounds strange to people
who don't talk like this. As a translation: Functional
narrative: This is a story that is believable and convincing and
sounds true and genuine. Dysfunctional narrative: This is a
story that sounds strange, contrived, artificial and full of
rhetoric. My definitions. I know some stories I tell are likely
dysfunctional narratives and others are functional narratives.
(When I say "stories" I don't mean fictions. That's why I
sometimes use the word narrative instead) I'm working personally
on creating more functional narratives and less dysfunctional
narratives. Dysfunctional narratives contain hyperbole, drama,
exaggeration, a sense of urgency and... oh, what's that word...
Ah - desperation.
