09-27-2021, 12:13 PM
(09-26-2021, 08:11 PM)Bengalstripes9 Wrote: I wasn’t trying to get into an argument with Fred. I was just trying to express my opinion. I really don’t care for arguing or butting heads. People tend to get entrenched in their point of views (when arguing) and ignore other peoples’ valid points. This type of discourse is very off putting to me, as it’s not fun for anyone. I like to discuss things—you know, have a give and take kind of conversation where people hear one another out. No one person has all the answers in my opinion, which is why I think it’s wrong that schools teach an argumentative style of debate. It’s much better to discuss things, learn one another’s point of view, etc, before making a final opinion on any given issue. The beauty of this method is that people can change their mind and evolve their understanding of a topic when provided new points of views and information.
This is great. I love to hear this. So now that you have heard all the facts I guess you are willing to admit that you were wrong when you said "No one knows exactly why Boling retired?"
I mean it was announced in the news that that was why he was retiring.
The timing of the announcement makes no sense if he was retiring because he was "fed up without he Bengals".
And finally, even though he is retired and has no reason to keep his opinion to himself there has never been any single comment at any ime from Him or his family or his agent that implied that he was "fed up with the Bengals".
You homily about being open minded and listening to all points of view sounds nice until some teacher tell your child that the earth is flat and that it was created by a giant spaghetti monster.
At some points we have to call out people who propose opinions without anything to back them up other than their own self-serving preconceived notions.
