True enough, Bitt. I often think about this, especially when I see books that I think are making important points.

I’ve read plenty of stuff from the "other side", though not as much recently. As has been said many times before, on this BBS at least I'm able to hear ideas from a wide variety of backgrounds and viewpoints. The result is that I've seen myself become a lot more moderate in some areas and flat-out pegged in others. I'm amazed how much communicating with the people here has clarified what's truly important to me.

But the truth is, most people don't allow their beliefs and ideas to be questioned or challenged. I wish more would, because I think there’s a lot of truth that is missed simply because people don’t care enough to work for it.