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Since most of us like to argue, or we wouldn't be here, I thought this article about how to change people's minds might be of interest:
Facts Don’t Change People’s Minds. Here’s What Does
Reading through posts, you can see that the first part of that is absolutely true. So, if facts don't change minds, what does? Check the link to find out:
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I'm sure we've all observed that as well, so:
And this is a great place to do so, isn't it? Hardly anyone here totally agrees with anyone else.
Facts Don’t Change People’s Minds. Here’s What Does
Reading through posts, you can see that the first part of that is absolutely true. So, if facts don't change minds, what does? Check the link to find out:
excerpts:
The mind doesn’t follow the facts. Facts, as John Adams put it, are stubborn things, but our minds are even more stubborn. Doubt isn’t always resolved in the face of facts for even the most enlightened among us, however credible and convincing those facts might be.
We’re reluctant to acknowledge mistakes. To avoid admitting we were wrong, we’ll twist ourselves into positions that even seasoned yogis can’t hold.
I'm sure we've all observed that as well, so:
The key is to trick the mind by giving it an excuse. Convince your own mind (or your friend) that your prior decision or prior belief was the right one given what you knew, but now that the underlying facts have changed, so should the mind.
Get out of your echo chamber
We live in a perpetual echo chamber. We friend people like us on Facebook. We follow people like us on Twitter. We read the news outlets that are on the same political frequency as us.
This means our opinions aren’t being stress tested nearly as frequently as they should.
Make a point to befriend people who disagree with you. Expose yourself to environments where your opinions can be challenged, as uncomfortable and awkward as that might be.
And this is a great place to do so, isn't it? Hardly anyone here totally agrees with anyone else.