Have you ever been strong enough to change your view on a topic after an internet debate with someone ?

My views have changed enormously over the years but never, I think, due to internet 'debates' - or even debates of any kind, which demand 'winning' by using as much colorful rhetoric as one can command; often with scant regard for truth.

Maturing and absorbing what I see & hear around me as well as a slowly developing desire for critical and introspective thinking - these have gradually moved my mindset; adjusted my opinions & prejudices to where they now sit.

It's hard to say this without sounding horribly pompous. Sorry if I haven't managed that.