DSM is the hero of the forums and you all are the villains

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My hope is that I can teach a few people the concept that they can be wrong. Cornering someone with facts they cannot dispute (even if they deny it publicly) is a good way to do that.

I suspect the majority of people who are wrong in the US, are wrong because they are immune or averse to reason. This is often a generational condition and passed down as a dominant personality trait.

Being immune to reason completely alters what "correct" and "incorrect" means. People who don't reason, naturally do not experience the chief benefit of reasoning, namely, reason is not ego. But lacking this facility, people immune or averse to reason usually hear "You're wrong" as "You're bad" and feel they are being "judged" when you try to reason with them.

And now for the sadness. Let's grant success. Even if you succeed to baby-walk a reason-averse person to a rational idea, they will not remember it the next day.

Reason is not "sticky" to such people. The truth is an uninvited guest, and is turned out the second you leave them alone with it.