truth about critical thinking?

[perkeyone]

I realized today that a lot of what i read here in CT is either the near exact opposite of my opinion or a near perfect match. I rarely find an opinion that makes me think about things in a new way. I normally find familiar points, followed by the obvious counter-points. A few illogical statements are thrown into the mix and they are usually shot down pretty nicely. Finally, after everyone gets a chance to point out the obvious flaws in the other persons thinking, the thread cools down and is forgotten. After thinking about this pattern, I began to think that CT posts are really the ffr community's way of satisfying our own personal need to have some one agree with the way you think and the need to argue with someone. In fact I'm only posting this to see if anyone else noticed this trend and to have a casual argument with anyone who thinks that it's bunk.