In an effort to gain insight on how others perceive you and your viewpoints, nothing is more useful than exposing yourself to an audience of strangers in a book store or a lecture hall. However, television is an acting medium. As long as you feel savvy enough to make sure they do not manipulate it for an agenda I have always been a fan of Hitchens perspective on debate as he would typically seek out the people that disagreed with him the most. Which is why his debates are still interesting and fun to watch, including the one with you. Argument and debate with those who disagree with you helps sharpen the knife as he used to write and one definitely has to be up to the challenge with knowledge and perspective, which you obviously are. You have to do what feels right for you. Everyone posting on this forum will always be behind you.
In an effort to gain insight on how others perceive you and your viewpoints, nothing is more useful than exposing yourself to an audience of strangers in a book store or a lecture hall. However, television is an acting medium. As long as you feel savvy enough to make sure they do not manipulate it for an agenda I have always been a fan of Hitchens perspective on debate as he would typically seek out the people that disagreed with him the most. Which is why his debates are still interesting and fun to watch, including the one with you. Argument and debate with those who disagree with you helps sharpen the knife as he used to write and one definitely has to be up to the challenge with knowledge and perspective, which you obviously are. You have to do what feels right for you. Everyone posting on this forum will always be behind you.