Have you ever known people who seemed to think that if they scream loud enough or argue long enough, then reality will change?
Many years ago, I was having a conversation with a father of the bride-to-be about the cost of the upcoming party. His wife was standing right next to me during the conversation. He was positive that the wedding would come in under a certain dollar amount. We tried to educate him on the cost of holy nuptials. He simply got louder and louder and angrier and angrier as we tried to inform him of realistic dollar figures for those events. Later on, the wife explained to me that "volume" and "anger" were how he dealt with the world. If he didn't like what somebody was saying to him, he simply got loud, angry and argumentative. Essentially, he felt that those qualities would change reality to what he wanted it to be.
I've met other people during my life who did the same thing. I've known people who've screamed at painters because they didn't like the wall color which they had picked out. I've known parents who've screamed and argued with their children for telling the truth, because the truthful answer wasn't the answer that the parent wanted to hear. Some people truly believe that if they argue long enough,threateningly enough and angrily enough than they'll be correct. I'd rather be happy than correct.
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