You’re right. You don’t usually change minds by debate - not immediately - but you can sometimes plant an idea in someone’s head that may rankle there for sometime and lead to a slow re-evaluation of beliefs. But if you enter in to a debate with the express purpose of convincing the other person you’re right, you will usually fail. Why w…
You’re right. You don’t usually change minds by debate - not immediately - but you can sometimes plant an idea in someone’s head that may rankle there for sometime and lead to a slow re-evaluation of beliefs. But if you enter in to a debate with the express purpose of convincing the other person you’re right, you will usually fail. Why would anyone listen to you or respect your opinion when it’s clear you don’t respect them enough to listen to their opinion even though you might disagree with it? I surely wouldn’t.
You’re right. You don’t usually change minds by debate - not immediately - but you can sometimes plant an idea in someone’s head that may rankle there for sometime and lead to a slow re-evaluation of beliefs. But if you enter in to a debate with the express purpose of convincing the other person you’re right, you will usually fail. Why would anyone listen to you or respect your opinion when it’s clear you don’t respect them enough to listen to their opinion even though you might disagree with it? I surely wouldn’t.