Reply #29: I would go further than that...

[Solon]

usually if I have a working knowledge on something, I will form an opinion and then if I post it and get slammed by FACTS, then I will change my mind. For example, when the prison "abuse" photos came out from Abu Graib, the first thing I did was look up the Exact words from the Geneva Convention, the UN Declaration of Human rights, and US law. Then, using that knowledge, I argued against the use of those tactics as torture, as well as knowing the shortfalls of using it practically. In other words, worthless as an intelligence tool, regardless of what others think. That is how we mature and GROW, by being flexible enough to be strong in convictions, with facts on our side, that is the reason why I'm a liberal, and I hope you see the same thing.