I feel like your initial comment was in bad faith. You've shifted from "I don't understand the argument." to "I don't agree with the argument." These are tw

I feel like your initial comment was in bad faith. You've shifted from "I don't understand the argument." to "I don't agree with the argument." These are two very different things, and I would have responded very differently if you had written the latter. More precisely I wouldn't have responded at all. There are lots of topics where my personal opinions are one thing, but I do understand people's rationale for believing something very different. And most importantly, for my peace of mind, I try to maintain the humility to realize that just because I came to a conclusion doesn't mean I am a priori correct. I am not necessarily smarter or more well informed than the people with whom I disagree, so I maintain skepticism about how substantive my opinion is. YMMV but this general concept keeps me mellower and happier than imagining I am somehow on the right side of every issue.