Thank you but you're the choir. The choir isn't ppl who share my views but people prepared to change views.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
As I said, hasn't it *always* been that way? It's never been easy to change the minds of true believers. And yet change happens
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Replying to @christianjbdev
Not sure ,'always been that way' is justification. Minds change but what works best to achieve this?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
There's no one approach of course. Some people try activism. Some try debate or give talks. Some try writing books or papers.
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Replying to @christianjbdev
I'd like a combination of psychology and reason.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Psychology is cool, but I honestly think that nothing beats reason. There's something very wonderful about trying to come up
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Replying to @christianjbdev
I think the psychology bit is about motivating ppl to listen to you. W/out that, doesn't matter how sound your reasoning is.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I guess this is a very common debate. People talk about the need for 'framing' and so on. And to an extent, I agree - you need
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Replying to @christianjbdev @HPluckrose
to be able to present your ideas in a compelling manner. And it also doesn't hurt if you know how to write.
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Replying to @christianjbdev @HPluckrose
But, ultimately, you want your ideas to spread not because you're a good propagandist, but because your arguments are powerful.
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