go for real?

Well, there I am, sitting in a hotel by the sea, attending a workshop, sponsored by an organisation I cannot even spell, whose terms and conditions I have to accept in order to get the refund, without ever having seen them. It is past one a.m. local time and a strong wind is picking up outside. Hopefully the wheater will be sunny again by the time the day comes. Until a few minutes ago I was standing in the hallway with two US citizens. One of them had started the conversation more than an hour again by saying: "I am a Bush fan." - and he made clear that this was a very rational decision for him. He and his counterpart could quote on almost any political event a completely complementary version. Was the vote recount in Florida in favour of Gore and the media did not report on it in order not to attack the gouvernment in difficult times, or was it in favour of Bush and it was held back since such an outcome was not of interest to them? Truely contradictory information. And the discussion went on like this. So what to do? Who is lying? His solution: Admit that without a biased perception and selection of sources no opinion can be formed, be biased, be partial, be a fan! The sea is patient.