"You are probably not wrong, but you are probably not right"

Just had a long and interesting conversation with the web developer who created civiside.com. We talked about everything under the sun, including the dangers of not protecting one's digital footprint, and the purpose of entrepreneurship. The conversation wasn't interesting because we think anything alike, in fact, it's exactly the opposite. You probably couldn't find two people who were more diametrically opposed. Yet, the conclusion that I drew from the conversation can be summed up in a short maxim that I will now carry with me everywhere "You are probably not wrong, but you are probably not right". The reason that I think that this is an important finding is that debate tends to lead to polarization and hardening of one's position, without necessarily arriving at a reasonable truth. By concluding that the other person is probably right in some respects and being open to changing your own position to integrate some of the ideas; you arrive at a much stronger final position. This finding may not be revelatory for most, but by integrating the statement into my debates I think I will come much closer to the truth.