Countering...

I am a debater at heart. I find myself disagree with most of life most of the time. Things people say, things people do, and even things that are heard. One thing I have learned along the way is that you need to fully understand what you are reading, seeing, hearing, etc in order to know how and why you are disagreeing with it. However with this in mind people can see things differently from different view points. I like Harris' countering point because its not always about being right or wrong but just thinking differently. My favorite phrase is, "lets agree to disagree". Why does one person always need to be right and one need to be wrong? What is wrong with thinking about things so differently? I like the idea of countering in writing because it gives the writer the room to be thorough with their points and to introduce new ideas to people. I am typically not one to try to prove someone wrong but I will play devils advocate whenever possible because its so important to me that people are socially aware and take the time to step back and see issues, and situations from all angles. I see countering as just that, writing about an issue from different angles. I think, that just like forwarding, countering can be applied in many other mediums besides just writing. I do think that knowing how to counter well is a good life skill. And to be clear it is much different than arguing. Countering is a sly way of turning the tables and opening up the realm of possibility.
In my blog I don't see a lot of countering because of the fact that the author is posting things such as photography and quotes, sometimes an article or two but for the most part he's not including an opinion in the blogs, just facts. There is however countering when it comes to the comments and replies, people comment on posts and there can be instances of countering seen there.