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Besides the fact that I have a politics degree and would like to believe it has relevance...
No one ever conceds on an issue but that does not mean they do not change their mind over time, it just means they do not change their mind in one defining moment. I used to think killing was only acceptable in self-defense before I came to college. After four years, I can no longer say the same. My definition of defense has changed and the self has been extended to society. This is just one example. Me now and me four years ago would be in disagreeance (is that a word?). It takes time for an opinion to form or change. Also, discussing the other side of our opinions means that we do not make later decisions uninformed or one sidedly (in theory at least). John Stuart Mill has a better explanation of this.
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"Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe."
-- Albert Einstein
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