Originally posted by Zamboner...I like fruitfull, civilized discourse myself. For three reasons: I want to figure out what to believe; I want to confirm or validate the beliefs I've decided on; I want figure out why other reasonable rational folks don't agree with me.
What drives a person to repeatedly engage in fruitless, uncivilized discourse with no reward other than sheer exhaustion or frustration?
I try to be ready to learn I was wrong. I've done that many times. Makes me feel stupid.
Originally posted by apathist"I try to be ready to learn I was wrong."
I like fruitfull, civilized discourse myself. For three reasons: I want to figure out what to believe; I want to confirm or validate the beliefs I've decided on; I want figure out why other reasonable rational folks don't agree with me.
I try to be ready to learn I was wrong. I've done that many times. Makes me feel stupid.
apathist, you're 1 in a 1,000,000....