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is that not how society progressives? 

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Oh no, not the P word! ;)

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5) Indeed, they are! Want some peer-reviewed studies?

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Science is a vast liberal conspiracy, apparently.

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7) I came in this thread to educate. Education is the greatest cure to inequality and bigoted views, and if we respect one another and recognize legitimate differences, the world gets better, little by little.
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Ah Night, I too was once young and innocent. Actually studies show that although people almost never change their mind in the teeth of a debate, the ideas you expose them to do tend to eat away at their certainties. We can hope that a positive effect might one day be achieved, even if we dont see it.