... convince others of the validity of our beliefs and to deny the validity of theirs. Consider that every conflict, from the smallest to the largest, from the least to the most significant, whether ... to the example of the boy and dog. Recall that the boy has had several painful experiences with dogs. The first experience was real from the environment's perspective. The others, however, ... afraid of all dogs as the child in the first example was? Unfortunately, the answers to these questions are not cut and dried, because there may be other beliefs, also demanding expression, that...