The second contains topics that hold little or no interest for me. I've always stated that my opinions are completely open to change if and when the evidence clearly shows me to be wrong or shows another view to be even better. I would have no regrets about my earlier opinion since I know that it would have been based upon the evidence that I had available at the time. Rather, I would be satisfied in my new and higher level of understanding. Part of the rationale behind my Philosophy of Life section is to encourage readers to contribute their own opinions on issues and to supply supporting evidence that either backs me up or shows me up.
Informed debate is the best way to combat general ignorance.
The best we can hope for is to present the evidence and reach sound conclusions. The process of reasoning is, by nature, non-judgmental. Judgments tend to arise by inference from the conclusions that are reached. One last question. While I don't approve of suicide and certainly don't believe that it solves anything for the person who is contemplating it, I think that criminalizing suicide attempts is silly.