Why am I not surprised? At least you acknowledge they're opinions and beliefs! That's definitely progress.
--Ethan
I always said so about individual statements. However after we critically analyze many statements we can build a knowledge on the subject. It is why forums, magazines, books meetings and internet sites are valuable. Surely I weight people opinions considering their visible expertise, debates, work and production I can test - I hope everyone does the same.
BTW, I usually avoid the sarcastic/condescending style when debating with you - IMHO it does not help. It would be nice if you could do the same.