On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:50:53 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Certainly if you take the position about all topics that your mind is
>> made up and that you'll never ever change your mind or be convinced
>> otherwise. ;-)
> 
> Except that on a lot of those topics, the discussion seems to get heated
> regardless. I can be utterly convinced that chinese take-out is the
> bee's knees, and you can think it's the most awful food around, and we
> won't have anyone shouting down the other about it.
> 
> I think it's only when you're *not* utterly convinced but feel like you
> *should* be that the real fights start.

Well, yeah, but I was recalling something that somebody said about their 
opinions never having been changed as a result of an online 
discussion. ;-)

Jim

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