> Do you think that everyone who disagrees with you has spent less time considering these sorts of questions than you have? Of course not, that's why I qualifi

> Do you think that everyone who disagrees with you has spent less time considering these sorts of questions than you have? Of course not, that's why I qualified that statement; to be clear that I was speaking about the general public, not those who hold a contrary worldview that merely disagree with me. > You may be correct and everyone else may be wrong I actually don't think it's a matter of "correct" or "incorrect" so much as one of values. I value individual liberty over all else, while others are more utilitarian in their approach. > but I don't think it's accurate to dismiss other people as not having considered things as much as you have. Of course not - that's why I enjoy talking about political and economics. One or both of the people involved are likely to learn something in the process :)