Sure. But my experience in exchanges with you is that, after we've both set our thinking on the topic in question, further debate really doesn't lead anywhere. It makes absolutely no difference whether I have overwhelmingly good arguments or pretty poor ones - anything that doesn't fit with the opinions you held coming in, will be deflected or ignored.

So to be clear, I do appreciate your reply and it does interest me what your opinion is... but after the initial exchange of views, well, you've asked a question, I've answered it, and if you choose still not to see my points, well, I could rephrase and improve them ten times, I could give you plenty more examples, and still none of it would do any good. We both have better things to do with our time.

I can only judge you by what you write here, of course. But you do absolutely strike me as a totally honest person who would own up to it if you found yourself convinced of somebody else's point, so when I see in your posts that no argument anyone makes ever seems to sway you from your existing opinions, I conclude that that's really how it is.