a thought experiment

i imagine
the views that have congregated inside of me,
the firm stances i have on juicy topics such as:

animal rights, freedom of speech, pollution, violence in the media, abortion, weapons proliferation, capital punishment . . . the list and my views on them is long, very long

now i imagine
holding the opposite view
moving from pro to anti, or anti to pro
with equal acumen of reason and depth of feeling,
with equal surety of being right

the question is: will my old mindsets
even allow these temporary thought experiments?

then i try to imagine
holding no fixed views at all,
living without instant likes and dislikes
free from preexisting conditions

is it possible to experience
such childlike freedom again?