(08-13-2021, 02:44 AM)GethN7 Wrote: The now late Tom Clancy, while he was a devout Catholic and held many conservative and libertarian views, freely admitted he gave the arguments of his opponents a fair hearing regardless of his own bias because he believed it was ignorant not to do so and in case he was wrong, he wanted to be armed with all the knowledge he could have so he could admit fault and readjust his own stance in case he was in error.
If he could do that, and I'm willing to do the same, does that sound fair for everyone else to do?
The problem I am having is this.
No, you are not willing to give the opposing side a fair hearing regardless of your own bias. You dig in your biases, ignore the information offered by the other side on the basis that it's a lie, and when you are finding it hard to oppose an argument you hide behind ongoing procedures and the supposition that not all information is known yet.
Basically, you want to not be convinced the opposing party has a point, and you work very hard to make sure you are not convinced.