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   Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 22-May-2025 02:33:44 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude

   I read a post on a forum yesterday. I replied giving my opinion, and then had it challenged by someone who was made a series of bad arguments showing that they really didn't understand.

   In the past I would have replied back showing the flaw in their thinking.

   But I didn't this time. I simply didn't reply.

   "But now they will think they are right!" you might exclaim.

   And to you I would ask, "When was the last time you changed someones mind with the facts and how often does that happen?".

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     Mr. Funk E. Dude (mrfunkedude@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 22-May-2025 02:33:44 JST Mr. Funk E. Dude

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     There have been more then a few studies that show that people don't land on their positions because they think they are factual. They do so out of an emotional bias that they don't even understand themselves. If you want someone to change their minds, you have to deal with the emotional reason their bias exists and good luck doing that in an online forum with a philosophical topic.

     And I'm not into beating my head against brick walls anymore.