what do you know?

Back at work today to a small mountain of e mails which by the time i left were down to a negligble number.
I was pondering today on a discussion i've had with several people over the years as to whether it's possible to have a discussion, not necessarily the best informed, on almost any topic i.e. if anyone comes up with a topic i suggest that it's possible for many of us to have a discussion with someone who's well-informed on the issue.
I think you can take their leads and go off in different directions and inevitably if you both have very varied backgrounds and experience, each may well add a new angle of thinking which will make the other review and possibly revise their thinking.
Try it with friends, taking it in turn to suggest topics, ideally ones that the person suggesting them knows something about. It makes for an interesting evening.
Too often we say we know nothing about a topic when you may well find that you know more than you think!