Heh, I want to disagree but I can't! I get a similar intuition from ethology. No matter how crazy someone acts, all I can do is think "Yup, this organism is mo

Heh, I want to disagree but I can't! I get a similar intuition from ethology. No matter how crazy someone acts, all I can do is think "Yup, this organism is most definitely exhibiting a form of behavior" . This gives you a level of objective detachment towards people and their words, which helps with keeping a cool head and resolving the actual underlying issues.