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Originally Posted by robocop
And myself(and probably many others), being less polarized than the more vocal people in this thread came into this topic curious about what people have to say. Unsurprisingly I see mostly bickering and insults, when I see that I can't take anything you say seriously because you look equally childish as the willfully ignorant. That's why it's counterproductive, you aren't going to convert the ignorant with insults and the objective and curious have trouble giving credence to the opinions of the arrogant and condescending.
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It's not about converting the ignorant. They are unconvertible. It's about convincing the undecided, the fence-sitters, the otherwise-uninterested, and those who haven't thought enough about the subject to form an opinion. The truly objective will side with the most and best evidence, regardless of arrogance or condescension from either side.