The Partisan Divide on Issues

[Eric the Green]

The strange thing is that I have always thought I might be able to change peoples beliefs with a logical discussion or pointing toward obvious reality. It was not a workable idea. People don't change their beliefs because of what I say very often. It has happened, I think, but you can't make a person drink the water after leading them to it.

Bill says he's an agnostic who believes in evolution and the big bang, and Coca Puff says he believes God created the world in 6 days and that Jesus is his savior. I don't agree with either side, at least not entirely, but how can I change these beliefs they hold?

Classic Xer believes that democrats create dependency and are leaches. Trickle-down economics, as I call that general ideology. Reagan's imaginary welfare queen. It has lots of believers. Why do I think I can change his mind by arguing with him? I know I can't. It's just a mental exercize, and at the very most informative for others who might read it. Even that is unlikely.

It works the other way more often. I make mistakes in my thoughts and ideas, sometimes, and I learn things from others, sometimes, because there's a lot I don't know, especially on the more factual level.