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Sure, but in the process of that we have to make sure we're not simply assuming we're right where we're not. What someone's really saying when they say "that's your opinion" or "that's my opinion" is that they don't consider your argument compelling and aren't interested in continuing the argument. You're right that it's a conversation ender, but people have a right to end conversations. Maybe to you that conversation sounds like you trying to explain that 2+2=4, but to them it sounds like you won't shut up about 9/11 being an inside job. Perspectives aren't absolute even if truth is. We should try to remember that and draw humility from it.