Dear Mike,
You wrote:
> to our credit, we stuck to the subject. we also expressed our viewpoints
passionately, not subjugating them in the least. others partook of the
discussion, on both sides and some in the middle (as you might have).
Yes! That's exactly what the list is for.
> the value of debate, controversial debate, is that it forces one to
re-examine one's viewpoint.
Only if one has an open mind, as both you and Lloyd apparently do. But then,
I feel that people who enter a discussion in the first place are already
searching. Searching is good. It's when you cease to search you start to die.
I hope you are a teacher. If not, consider it. I think you'd make an
excellent one. When I started teaching, was when I began to really learn.
Warmest regards,
Les
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