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Lallo-the-Long t1_iv0dzfl wrote

Reply to comment by SovArya in How to have better arguments by fchung

I think studies have indicated that people tend not to change their mind about strongly held beliefs, even when presented with facts and logic proving they're wrong.

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briko3 t1_iv0fza5 wrote

If someone made their decision based on emotion, they will never change it based on logic.

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Albuwhatwhat t1_iv1i84t wrote

There’s even a whole political party that bases everything on emotion rather than facts, and nothing seems to convince their members otherwise.

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SovArya t1_iv0e9c0 wrote

You're not wrong. If people truly have that conviction the only thing we can do is to present it still and then move on. Because who knows, even if the chances of them changing is slim, they could still eventually change their minds. But yes, it's very hard.

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iiioiia t1_iv1f32k wrote

This seems like a rather minimalist take on what could possibly be done.

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