we all have opinions -- all of them are flawed by limited scope of evidence or understanding. If we are honest we have to recognize that these flaws in our opinions means that we can be wrong. Since we can be wrong it is best to keep an open mind about the matter -- and this is exactly what Rational Discussion is! Not having Time to find all the right evidence means that rarely should be certain that you are right -- but also it means that you can't be certain that the other person is entirely right either! Having a Rational Discussion may not produce Truth but it does preserve open minds engaging each other in dialogues. guest No it's not. : ) ttp://www.facebook.com/jmccalli Josh McCallister Let's have an open, equal, and rational discussion but first you must agree to comply to a list of demands or I won't talk to you. Dumb, just dumb. If that's what you call a control freak, never, ever meet my sister. Tiorbinist odd/ bizarre/ inexplicable that you seem to feel that "reason" is identical to "rational". Maybe there's a reason why there are two words, rather than just one? Nah, couldn't be. Tiorbinist Positive for your client? Or just for you? Do you really feel that you had a discussion with your client using this method? If your client is an academic, I suppose I could see it. If he/she/they/it was/were a customer or someone who was paying you, I hope your