[Moneyguy1]

Reading the volumes posted here, I got to wondering about a few things, so bear with me. There seem to be those who think in a certain way and are convinced that their way is the right way. So, it occurred to me that there must be factors in each of our lives that have formed our way(s) of thinking about social issues, religion, politics. I also wondered if these positions change with the individual over time. Since we have a cross-section of the population as to age and location, I thought it would be interesting to get some views on why people think the way they do, and whether they thought the same in the past or whether they think their views will change in the future. Does time make people more set in their ways or does it mellow them out? Do you become more dogmatic with time or less certain what is an absolute? Were your philosophies in part, at least, the result of influence by a parent, a teacher, someone else or environmental/economic conditions?

This might be a very revealing discussion, telling more about ourselves than we might be ready to admit, so be honest, but be careful!!