It got us to talk, and share ideas/philosophies, didn’t it? I’d say it had a benefit.

Again, I was talking about specific engaging with radical opinions. I would not consider our conversation an example of such. Would you?

Also, there are others who read and do not respond that it may affect, that you would never see the positive benefit of such an interaction of those others.

Again, my point is that by engaging also more people will be exposed to the radical point of view, it helps to keep it in the discussion. Which does not mean to never to engage. Like I’m rather selective - I will engage if I think I have a good answer, because I have some knowledge or maybe just a good way of pointing out the absurd. If I see someone talking to crazy shit to them self, with no one around, I will also just go by (if I’m not in the right mood).

And as I mentioned before, you don’t do it for the rewards, you do it because it needs to be done.

That is not the way I think about it.

Hate should always be pushed back against.

We still disagree on this one.