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<blockquote data-quote="Bubblehead" data-source="post: 3434491" data-attributes="member: 14176">My answer to this question is twofold.First, I don&#039;t need or desire to surround myself solely with like minded people and opinions, actually to the contrary.Listening to, and engaging, those with opposing viewpoints expands my perspectives and makes me more knowledgeable and a better speaker on more subject matter.While I absolutely suspect that [USER=4992]@BigUnionGuy[/USER] and I agree on way more than we disagree, it&#039;s also evident that we do differ on occasion....and that&#039;s perfectly fine with me, I don&#039;t take it personally.I have learned a lot from Bug and always appreciate the time he takes to engage me, while maintaining a mostly respectful, professional, and friendly decorum.Secondly, I find our encounters beneficial in regards to the fact that we aren&#039;t the only two &quot;in the room&quot;.While we rarely sway one another from a position on the few contentious issues we negotiate, I would like to think those who are also &quot;in the room&quot;, reading and following along, gain perspective from both of us?While I believe that I do know a lot, I also know that I don&#039;t know everything....and those who think they do, are most certainly a liability.Admittedly, there a couple of posters here, one in particular, that this dynamic is not in play.Those engagements are purely for the sport of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bubblehead, post: 3434491, member: 14176"] My answer to this question is twofold. First, I don't need or desire to surround myself solely with like minded people and opinions, actually to the contrary. Listening to, and engaging, those with opposing viewpoints expands my perspectives and makes me more knowledgeable and a better speaker on more subject matter. While I absolutely suspect that [USER=4992]@BigUnionGuy[/USER] and I agree on way more than we disagree, it's also evident that we do differ on occasion....and that's perfectly fine with me, I don't take it personally. I have learned a lot from Bug and always appreciate the time he takes to engage me, while maintaining a mostly respectful, professional, and friendly decorum. Secondly, I find our encounters beneficial in regards to the fact that we aren't the only two "in the room". While we rarely sway one another from a position on the few contentious issues we negotiate, I would like to think those who are also "in the room", reading and following along, gain perspective from both of us? While I believe that I do know a lot, I also know that I don't know everything....and those who think they do, are most certainly a liability. Admittedly, there a couple of posters here, one in particular, that this dynamic is not in play. Those engagements are purely for the sport of it. [/QUOTE]

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