That is exactly right. The only testimony most people will accept is testimony they are already inclined to agree with. :-)

And THAT is what mostly fuels all these endless circular debates on the Cat...Ego struggles, posing as objectivity.

It's a game. People play it to win, all the while assuring themselves that it is they who are objective, realistic, and well-informed. Everyone figures that when he arrives, the smartest person just stepped into the room. Ha! We all imagine ourselves surrounded by ignorant fools who don't know their ass from their elbow. "If ONLY they knew better!" Like we do.

Vanity, thy name is humanity!