𝓝𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓦𝔂𝓷𝓷  💎

My point isn't that we should never debate. The problem with, e.g. debating slavery or gay conversion therapy in 2017 is that these...

are already settled issues. We know that slavery is immoral. This issue was settled over a century ago.

My point is that there was a time in history when slavery WAS open for debate, and it was through that debate that slavery was abolished.

Okay yes, well in those situations then of course it's good to debate it. But we don't need to keep going back and reopening these issues.

I'm not reopening the issue of slavery, I'm drawing a analogue between this issues to illustrate the importance of public discourse.

so is the disagreement about whether conversion therapy is a widely accepted practice? Because most of the medical community is against it

I see this as a closed question.

While I agree with you, it's arrogant to assume that people can't be convinced on this issue. This issue unfortunately isn't settled yet.