The Mantra of Anti Realism 101 learn the tricks n fight back !

You sound butt hurt at the prospect of someone challenging your preconceptions.

Yes on one side I agree with you, on another I may partially disagree, let me clarify on the basis that nothing is entirely anything while everything is partly something else:
I as any other human being have preconceptions, and its only natural that time to time I resent the critique when challenged. Equally and in addition to your wise observation I can argue that I honestly make an effort to listen to everyone's opinions and the soundness of their propositions. Often I play devil's advocate in my own mind. Nevertheless I think we both would agree the true (ops) challenge is to meditate deeply with an empty mind set upon our personnel limitations and let the light shine in.
In the end of the day what are "preconceptions", one can wonder ? What is the purpose of challenges ? Why are we here ? Does any of this is real ? Only the presumptuous short sighted people believe to have an answer to those questions...
Ultimately words can have several meanings and multiple interpretations which need not be tagged right or wrong, it all very much depends on the context we put them, and truth is in the eye of the beholder. An intelligent person ought to take wisdom from every other human being, trade opinions, listen to everybody as to make any valid progression in life. It really saddens me deeply some people don't make enough effort to understand others points of view, the lack of empathy and emotional intelligence is heartbreaking and a sure sign of a civilisational regression. Comme disent les francais, n'importe quoi, au fur et à mesure tout sera oublié...
Cyracuz I am glad you choose to ad your wisdom to my own and participate in this never ending human dialogue by exchanging opinions and perceptions about human nature. I can only hope other people like you rise to the occasion. A bientot mon cher amie !

I don't know Fil if I quite agree although astounded by the veracity of your reasoning, however illogical, so find disagreement very difficult. The masses will concur, except where they're mistaken, certainly a magnanimous observation under the circumstances

Pssst, (whispers) never mind me using your sentence there as it sounded well in the context to use it, don't go on thinking I am mocking you, it just fitted damn it...Now seriously I am glad you agree with it the idea was to make it agreeable friendly !

Another debate-winning tactic is to demolish opponents by poking fun at them..
For example I deck mormons by posting this pic of Mormon "priests" in their "sacred robes" and saying they look more like pastry cooks, and speculating that their "secret hand signals" mean something like- " Ineligible receiver is past the line of scrimmage prior to a forward pass. Ineligible receivers must wait until the pass is thrown beyond the line of scrimmage (or touched) before moving past the line of scrimmage"

Ain't that the truth...

Buddhists are easy meat to slap around..
For example Buddha said- "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense"

Well, my own reason and commonsense tells me that Buddhism is ****, so because Buddha himself says I can flush it, I'm glad to..
And look at this contender for "the face you'd most like to slap"-

Good one

Not at all Fil

I'm flattered Fil by your support darnation

In some 17 years' doing this sort of thing you're only the second to agree with my tortured denial of dualism