Reply #42: My mind has been changed more than once [View All]

[Mithreal]

by people who write here, like Madfloridian, McCamy and others. I will admit engaging in political discourse is relatively new to me so I have a lot to learn, but still I have preconceived notions that have been challenged here, sometimes by a well-reasoned argument or new information. That is not to say that I leave this place and ever think I have a concrete knowledge of any issue, I try to maintain an openness to changing my views based upon new information. Anyway, just because you don't see someone's mind changed, that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Sometimes it may take days for a well-reasoned thought to resurface in the mind and be integrated into someone's understanding. Instant epiphanies are rare, don't ya think?

Your other sentiments are very agreeable to me.