Etznab
2022-01-29 15:17:30 UTC
Democrat / Republican, Vaxxer / Anti-vaxxer, Eckist / Ex-Eckist, Herbivore / Carnivore, Climate Change advocate / Climate Change denier, etc., etc.
If it were simply one, or a few people with opposite views the strength of the argument would probably be considered trivial. However, that is not often the case. No. Rather it is a large group of people standing opposed to the truth which gives weight to their arguments / statements of belief.
IMO it is not just a matter of speaking to one person, or persuading one person from an opposing group to remove their blinders to the actual historical event - that-really-happened truth. I think what one is actually dealing with (when trying to "REMOVE the wool" from other people's eyes) is a kind of group think founded on lies and baseless truths that only exist in their imaginations!
If it were simply one, or a few people with opposite views the strength of the argument would probably be considered trivial. However, that is not often the case. No. Rather it is a large group of people standing opposed to the truth which gives weight to their arguments / statements of belief.
IMO it is not just a matter of speaking to one person, or persuading one person from an opposing group to remove their blinders to the actual historical event - that-really-happened truth. I think what one is actually dealing with (when trying to "REMOVE the wool" from other people's eyes) is a kind of group think founded on lies and baseless truths that only exist in their imaginations!