Argumentative Bastard

I'd held the impression that my postgraduate education had instilled in me my analytical thinking when it came to rhetoric or questioning. That was what led to me automatically arguing with people. I also thought that it was a horrifying offshoot of that education. J.E. and J.S. suggested that this was not the case, that I might have always been argumentative.

I don't actually know the answer to this one. Part of the way my mind works (has it always worked this way?) is that I don't really recall the past, except as disjointed flashes. The only thing I can truly remember about my childhood was that I was happy more often than not. The only thing I really remember about my recent adult life is that I was happy less often than not.

The obvious thing would be to ask people that knew me before my postgraduate education. Then again, the answer may frighten me. Is it right to delve into the person I was? Should I just step away and forget the throwaway thought? Am I going to go write something else right now?