>just as in science

If this theme was one of empirical observation, your initial stance would have precluded any investigation into the subject based solely on a received opinion from an undefined source.

We'll have to disagree about the parents -know -best -by -default attitude towards aethetics, and, well... anything else. Given that the vast majority of child abuse occurs within a child's own home and from a relative, I'd say parents were the biggest cause of physical and mental harm to children in this country after the junk food industry.

>we sometimes just stick with what side we find ourselves on

True, and that doesn't inherently make that side "correct". However unpleasant, war is a necessity of civilisation, and frankly speaking I'd rather be on the winning side sitting on top of a pile of unjustly killed corpses than be a corpse in the pile.

>And if I stay here much longer

Cracky-chan attracts a type, and I think you're it. Stick around, it'll be fun.