What does the phrase "agree to disagree" mean to you?

No, I don't think that it is right for someone to judge another person just because you don't have the same thoughts or opinions about a certain thing. What the phrase "agree or disagree" means to me is that all of us have a choice. it's either we agree or say yes, or disagree and say no. It's plain simple. If people have other answers, be it that way. You have your own right to choose your answer too.. to agree or disagree.

Agree to disagree is a beautiful concept which encourages further dialogue, debate and interchange of diverse ideas. We not only get to put forth our own opinion, we learn to value others too and in the process we come to know of many things which were previously unknown to us. It kind of broadens our perspectives on many things and helps make us less insular. I always believe that everybody is entitled to his/her opinion and as long as it is plain and simple abuse, all line of thoughts are welcome. However, ‘agree to disagree’ does become a problem when the heart is not in the right place and people look for excuses to spoil negotiations and promote self-interest, especially among politicians.

It works on the internet just fine, lol, as it should and should anywhere, but when I see it, I just say, wow they'd have punched eachother in real time.Honestly to me it means stalemate, that nothing has been solved and has simply been put off to another date. I wish that it meant that people went back to their corner and took out their mouthguards and went home,and that was that, I always feel like it's just stewing though.

I couldn't have said it better. I have read quite a few discussions here that I did not agree with, but it isn't right for anyone to go around giving anyone a bunch of negative ratings just because they don't agree with their opinions. I have seen those who do this. I have seen members who stalk others. I have seen some very nasty comments. I think that if these members don't agree with what the other member is saying, they should just agree that they have a differing opinion, and go on their way.

To me saying I agree to disagree is basically like saying I don't really like your opinion but I'm not going to argue with you about it. I've seen far too many peoplewhowill argue to no end just because they view things differently. I think everyone isentitled to their opinions and if we all agreed on everything things would be very boring and quite possibly dangerous depending on just what is being discussed... I mean a lot of people agreed with Hitler but it didn't make them right. I have never rated a person negative on here JUST because I disagreed with them. I have given them negatives because of how they handled themselves within the discussion....attacking those with differing opinions, name calling, judging etc.

Haa, does it mean the same thing to " disagree to agree"?

it means that you and the other person hold different views on a certain subject and that you know that you will never share the same views. So you realise that no end of debating will change this. While you and this person have no wish for aggression and hostility and you may also wish to continue to be friends of colleagues, so you just avoid whatever subject you don't share the same views on. This to me is what agreeing to disagree is all about.

I think agree to disagree is good as long as you know nothing will come from arguing. For example, if someone prefers chocolate and I prefer strawberry, there would be no point to argue about it. It would be like trying to convince someone to like something they don't like! In those cases, it's easy to discuss topics and agree to disagree. However when someone starts using invalid or bad arguments to defend their points, that's when it's hard to agree to disagree. It's especially hard when people are using mean statements as arguments like "well you only think that b/c you are stupid". That's usually when others really get passionate about their arguments b/c they can't believe someone would be so mean, or dumb, or use such bad arguments. I stay away from discussions by people who try to cause trouble b/c I think they are just looking for more money and they know they can get it by being controversial.

It means the same to me. I have known many people who have agreed to disagree with me, lol. We all have different views and I think its important on MyLot for many to come to this understanding. Some of the topics leave a lot of room for disareement so I am glad this is an unstated policy here, lol.

we must have a private and in my heart must be say agree or disagre...if our not say that, we not know and bad , very bad for in my life. you know that

Whether I believe people should be judged in such a way, no. But when it comes down to it, these people are still the ones with the ability to pass their judgment. Some people may even judge negatively because they had a bad day. This to me seems a lot worse than judging negatively because one doesn't like the way another thinks. And what's just as worse is someone judging positively just because they had a good day. If all aforementioned problems were completely erased, what is asked of everyone would be to judge based on perhaps.. how well the thought processes were? Then you have the problem that not everyone can think as deeply as others. In the end, it's still unfair. In the end, agreeing to disagree is a contradiction, and a contradiction is a headache.