Feeling or Fact?

I often encounter people who seem to misunderstand that there is a difference between feelings and facts.

Rather than use their discernment, I have witnessed people claim that a feeling they have is what is actually happening as if it is fact. Disturbing yes. For instance, a person I know claimed that they KNEW I did not like a particular person. Being prudent I stated, "You might FEEL like I do not like person X but what in my behaviors would indicate that I do not?". This person replied, "Well, nothing. You are always very nice to this person."

So, aside from a very rich imagination, this person had no factual basis to claim as fact that I did not like a particular person. IN FACT, my behavior toward the person being discussed was nothing but "nice". Rather than deal with the facts, my partner in conversation richly imagined that I did not like another person.

Silly really.