I believe there are two important reasons two to listen to people with opposing or extreme positions. 1 - Those oppinions _may_ have a single grain of truth. A

I believe there are two important reasons two to listen to people with opposing or extreme positions. 1 - Those oppinions _may_ have a single grain of truth. And, as reasonable beings, we cannot allow that truth to be buried or silenced. 2 - Regardless os the validity or truthfullness of that opinion, we should try to understand _why_ that person holds those opinions. This helps us understand why and how some ideas and opinions still persist to this day.