Philosophical posturing

Today I was reading a conversation between two strangers about their perspectives on subjectivity vs. objectivity, as it relates to art. Arguments were presented in a fair way. Both argued for their sides. But as the conversation got deeper, you could sense "tone" in their rebuttals. They wrote and defended their positions as if they were deeply held and worth fighting for. But what was the battle field? Was it for truth? faith? or pride and self-worth?

I'm not inclined to hotly debate, thus this need for posturing puzzles me. But I know that we must search for truth and fight to defend it when we have discovered it. Or at least when we think we have discovered it. OR, maybe we don't need to fight for it.

More thinking must be done...when mind is rested...