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Originally Posted by Rob Henderson Not necessarily... I mean there are some things that can't be learned, but a person can still have a perfectly logical debate with another person based on facts. |
And from what we see here, you have only other peoples "facts" which don't really count when put up against another's personal experience.
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But when that person has a biased opinion on the person he/she is having a debate with, there is no way anything constructive will be said... All that will be said is name calling and put downs...
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Every person's point of view is biased, it is biased as a result of their opinions formed from their past experience and that is where the crunch comes, you have no real experience, merely what you have heard or read, of the opinions of others. That alone puts you a mile behind the eight ball to start with.
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I've realized that it's going to happen on this sort of conservative website.
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That is another cop out Rob, It would have happened anywhere where someone starts debating a subject in which they have very strong views but no practical experience.
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It takes a much more open mind to realise that youth's opinions are just as valid as seniors opinions.
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Yes,... you are quite correct... it takes a day dreamer to "recognise" it. Because in 99% of cases it is just not true. I can see that you are doomed to a lot of disappointment in life, because where ever we go we will find someone who is better informed or has more experience. The unfortunate thing about this, is that in your case nearly everyone you have to deal with in these matters will be older and in all probability more experienced than yourself for many more years yet. You'd better get used to it, because at 19 years of age, it will be a long time before you get some real experience under your belt.
It's called the "Pecking order" and at the moment you are only a chicken. If you live long enough, you will find that there is a very good reason for the pecking order being the way that it is.
Most people on this site are not members of the Utopian Society, they are persons who have seen some of life in the raw and they have a few clues on how the world really works. I'm sorry to have to break it to you like this Rob, but that's just the way it is, and neither you, nor anyone else your age is going to change it. You can put big bucks on that.