Template talk:In order for conversation to be productive, there must be known common ground, as well as known contended ground.

No, there can be two Christians who are agreeing on the same thing, and it would hardly be conducive to the definition of productive to say that they are having "productive conversation"!
 * "In order for conversation to be productive, there must first be self-awareness about what one may be delusional about is necessary, and second, common ground with the other conversationee."
 * That doesn't make much sense. If you're delusional about it, exactly how would you become aware of it without either intense and long-spent meditation or someone else exposing you to their view of things?
 * That's a good point... You're right. If you're delusional, you probably need someone else to help you out with figuring that out. All that's left, then, is dealing with the emotions that are behind the delusion.
 * Yep!