Like you say, any circumstances can change suddenly. There are more ways to resolve some conflicts than absolute victory or defeat. I'm not a person that values peace at the expense of destroying a way of thinking or living, no.

[This is really inviting a lot of questions about just what kind of "philosophical disagreement" this is supposed to be.]

My apologies, I forgot to introduce myself. Just Flynn is fine. And what should I call you?

[Not that he can't see the displayed name just fine, but since it was surprisingly odd to be addressed with his full name out of the blue, he can at least be conscientious about the reverse.]