Because I don't like the stress of it and would rather simply have a friendly discussion where we can learn to see each other's views while not trying to change each other's mind. I'm pretty set in my beliefs and you are, too, I'm sure, and so it's pretty pointless to debate
These were autumn mornings, the time of year when kings of old went forth to conquest; and I, never stirring from my little corner in Calcutta, would let my mind wander over the whole world. — Rabindranath Tagore, The Cabuliwallah