Yekke – when it’s done the way you did it, I agree (at least for the most part – I was a bit concerned that there may have been an avak LH issue with the way you did it, but I’m not sure).
In your case, you were talking about trying to understand other people. That is different from presenting a hashkafa that is different from one’s own. We are supposed to be open-minded to other people, but not necessarily to other hashkafas.
You also made sure to do it in a way that was serious and not sarcastic/joking. When people do it in a sarcastic/joking way, it makes it obvious that they disagree with the position they are presenting and that defeats the purpose.
It is possible that that is what the OP meant all along but I’m not sure that is how everyone understood it.
If that is what the OP meant (or even if it’s not), I definitely agree that it’s a great idea and I hope more people follow!
I also think it would be great if (the same) people could try to present both points of views. That is more of a challenge and avoids LH issues.
Shkoyach!