Such a situation is not an absolute – it tells us not only about the chosen thing, but also about the chooser.
I.e. The acknowledgedment, or otherwise, that the choice of ones truth and being true to it, ultimately is not based on an unchanging or unchangable premise or axiom is what determines the potential depth and breadth of convrsation betwen two parties that disagree with each other.
I.e. The neccesary aknowledgment that the iother has some understanding of reality that can be shared constructively - reveal something to some degree further than would have been possible without the discussion
