[euroclydon]

Just curious: Is it trolling, if I write out a strong opinion, that I don't necessarily believe, but that sounds reasonable to me, on a topic I'm trying to figure out what to believe, and then, when my sentiments get refuted, I say to myself, "Okay, now there's a reasonable way to think."

[scott_s]

No, because you're interested in honest communication. But it would be more honest to phrase the strong opinion as "I don't necessarily believe X, but it sounds reasonable to me. Is there anything wrong with that reasoning?"