I keep asking because I believe the more viewpoints I get the closer I may be able to come to different understandings even if I still seek a certain type of understanding in the end. And possibly I can understand people who are polar opposites of me better (when I respond logically to people I think are overly sensitive or controlling it does not diffuse the situation - I should quit trying and go away so as not to have them respond more upsettedly and make me more perplexed as to why they are so upset). As much as there seem to be those who are afraid of and will try to squelch any hint of conflict, no matter how civil, there are also those like me who feel like there is no substance without at least being able to tolerate some civil differences. I like reading the subjective information even as I find some of it very odd. Also how is this not true in life - we only have a few stories and they get told over and over in different words and settings etc. But it all can be reduced to person against person, person against nature and person against themselves.

I realize it is subjective (although I am not certain all here do), I realize many find me odd and I can live with that. I appreciate those who take the time to engage in discourse. It seems to work better for some threads when the people who participate are able to do so without needing their view embraced by all or even the OP. I appreciate hearing all the viewpoints, it does not mean I am going out and going to do what someone suggests necessarily. I may after a fashion or I may not. But I do find the information fascinating even if not useful to me in the way the poster may want it to be.