Certainty is a Closed Door?? Part 3

Is certainty the ultimate closed door? Do I end all conversations if I'm convinced that I'm right? Now that we as a western society are embracing doubt and are doing away with certainty, are there more conversations happening? Are people experiencing a greater exchange of ideas in conversational America?

Of course there are many people, even Christians, who are uncomfortable with conversation. They are uncomfortable with an exchange of ideas with people who have differing worldviews. Christians and non-Christians are susceptible to ending conversations before they ever begin through their unwillingness to engage diverse people. But the mere fact that individuals have certain viewpoints is not the primary closer of doors. I sense that most individuals love when people are plainly up front and honest about what it is that they believe. If American's hate certainty then why is it that Rush Limbaugh has the highest rated AM radio show in the history of radio? If we hate certainty so much then why do we love Dr. Phil and Dr. Laura? If we hate certainty then why do we evangelicals love John Piper and Mark Driscoll? Why was Al Franken elected? Why does Keith Olberman have a popular cable TV show? Why do we keep score at sporting events? If we hate certainty why do we love playing board games and declaring a winner? The simple truth is that we don't, on the whole, hate certainty but what we fear is certainty creeping into our daily lives and infringing on our highly personalized way of thinking.