[quote=@Penny]

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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.
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I've never been able to understand that; if someone has evidence my opinion is wrong, then shouldn't I change it? Even if I'm upset about it? Facts supersede opinion. I also cannot understand the idea of people being unable to place themselves in others' shoes, hence why I use the term empathy instead of sympathy. It's rather funny, the only situations where I can't put myself in others' shoes are situations where they refuse to do it themselves, and of course also the denial of objective fact.