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Originally Posted by nol
Because the flip side to that is 'you can't argue with idiots because they bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.' As someone who likes to bring up in other threads that the youth of today are overly PC and sheltered, wouldn't you think that calling people out for having a stupid opinion is at times necessary?
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The first sentence is more an example of banging your head against a wall. Like walking into a church on Sunday and trying to prove that god doesn't exist.
I don't think you can "convert" people to your viewpoint when you treat them like idiots who can't think for themselves.
The second sentence is more about shutting down discussion. My complaint about sheltered students is that their "safe spaces" are specifically spaces where they don't have to listen. Someone who disagrees is evil. Administrators are afraid and take the easy approach of appeasement.
Point there being that our best and brightest are learning that open discussion is a negative.
If someone is an idiot, there's either no hope, or he's going to have to learn this on his own. Unfortunately, the more certain you are about something, the more likely it is that you're the one who's being an idiot.