[RandallFlagg]

In fact, the only reason we're having this conversation is because you posted to me, speculating on the specific time and place on a terrorist attack in this country.

I posted to you as the initiator of that thread. When I want to pick at the brains of other readers/posters, I usually add the initiator and add, "All."I forgot that time. My apologies.

When you say that you don't care how others think

I said that I don't care what others think about me. There's a difference.

what you probably mean to say is that you don't care if anyone agrees with you, but you want your opinion to be heard and you are not willing to listen to the opinions of others.

I never said that. In fact, The exact opposite is true.
What sense would it make to seek out the opinions of others only to not give a crap about those opinions?
I received many replies to my query, and they were all enlightening.

[presidio9]

What sense would it make to seek out the opinions of others only to not give a crap about those opinions?

Actually, that's exactly what I'm trying to find out. Several people did respond to you. So I responded to one who did and asked: "If you are convinced you know where and when terrorist attack will occur, wouldn't you try to be there with a weapon so you could stop it?"

At that point you gave a lame answer. Then you said you don't care what people think of you.

The only logical conclusion is that you are the type of person who runs away from fires, but that you do indeed care very much that strangers know what a Nostradamus you are.

Here is why this matters to me, personally: I am taking my three nephews to see this movie tomorrow night in New York City. Is there a chance that terrorists could pick this event as their next target? Of course there is. And, no, I will not be bringing a gun. Getting caught doing so in New York City would land me in jail for three years, no excuses.