[MD] the power of concepts

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Kevin Perez <kjp_on_moq at yahoo.com>:


> Let's do both.
>  
> Let's begin with a shared understanding of our disagreement.  I propose the
> statement, "concepts have power to affect change in people."  Do we agree that
> you
> take this to be a true statement and I take it to be a false statement?

Agree


>  And can
> we
> agree that the statement is itself a concept?

Agree

> If you are right then the statement "concepts have power to affect change in
> people"
> could, by itself, affect a change in me such that I would change my mind about
> it.

Don't know what you mean "by itself." A series of concepts such as presented
in an argument might well change your mind. Agree?




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