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		xenophanes on March 5, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If Nerds Can Learn Linux, Why Can't They Learn Not... cause they thought about their opinion and have good reasons to believe it's correct. and they are open to debate. they aren't being closed minded. what they don't want or like is for you to say/think "that's just your opinion" and both not give a counter argument and also not accept they are right.

gizmo on March 5, 2010 [–]

I find that most people find disagreement of any kind uncomfortable. So whether you're open to discussion or whether you've considered your opinions carefully is immaterial.

xenophanes on March 5, 2010 | [–]

Yes. I'm just saying why people do that. Some people don't irrationally hate disagreement and instead see it as a learning opportunity.

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