Geoffrey MillerVerified account

I am constantly seeking people to change my mind about things. Convince me I was wrong, and I shall have won.

Either way, you'll learn something.

I often wonder if there would be much more uniformity of opinion if people lived much much longer.

If ‘you’ is chosen at random, perhaps. But for any given idea, it is more likely that the balance of evidence is unequally rather than equally divided.

If you're a thinker position will have move to do with the interrelationship and coherency of prior epistemic commitment. Certainly, however, when you really understand opposing views you become sympathetic and possibly less sure of your own position.