I find myself often in this balanced view too. Not always, but even when I hold strong views in one direction, they are always lightly held and readily surrendered in the face of clarifying evidence. It's amazing how few people can do that.

Also amazing is how few people value it, or even tolerate it in others. For example a politician who grows over the years and changes positions on a given issue accordingly is called untrustworthy. But I consider that person far more trustworthy than someone who keeps deciding issues one way even though they now have ample reason to know better. This is why our societies progress so slowly, closed minded people who think that's a virtue.

Btw, I'd like to adopt your closing on original content if you don't mind.