Argument, Disagreement, and Polarization in the Light of Christ

Why do we argue? Is it because we are each created imago Dei - the image of God - and are gifted with rational thought and free will, which allows each of us to perceive reality differently? Argument, properly understood, has always been important for progress and civilization. It allowed us to see different views and weigh them. Today, however, we've experienced societal shifts in which argument is not seen in its helpful nature but has become existential, and our views become our identiti...