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I'd wager most of the people you mentioned are smarter than me. If I hold a more correct opinion about anything, it probably has more to do with being disinterested in fitting into political/religious groups. If something I say is found to be wrong, all the more exciting it is to me. I'm as willing to be moved toward aerohead as I am to being moved toward oil pan given well reasoned and objective argument. That said, I am sympathetic towards liberty, so any solution suggesting people surrender responsibility and individuality is a tough sell for me. It's something to be done as a last resort.