Why do people try to argue with those, who only want to preach?
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Is the answer something as simple as" they just wanna talk"? Or do they not realize the futility in attempting to convince a zealot that they are wrong? Is it more emotionally based? For instance; an expressal of anger or discontent? I am completely befuddled. During my growth, I've noticed that I was surrounded by brick walls and the only way to move them out of my path, was to smash them. I soon found out that those walls had a titanium core and only hurt myself in the process of attempting to move and smash them. Turns out...I could just walk around them. /facepalm. After that excerpt, I will now ask....Are they masochists? 1
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do they not realize the futility in attempting to convince a zealot that they are wrong? i believe it's more to do with the order in which these things are realised. you're a wiser person when you consider more than what you've realised (something i'd love to be able to do on the spot), typically realising something else after that. i think 'it's futile' is a realisation normally due for halfway through the discussion After that excerpt, I will now ask....Are they masochists? nice anecdote from an external perspective which has considered more, certainly. but again, order of realisation. 1
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Keeping an open mind and being prepared to dispassionately consider any opposing opinions on their merits is a characteristic of a well balanced and rational person. To doggedly stick to a viewpoint which has long since been disproved bears all the hallmarks of a shallow minded, deranged zealot. 1
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I don't. I argue against being told I must live THEIR way, or go to hell! I argue against someone saying THEIRS is the ONLY WAY! I argue against them trying to pass laws based on THEIR Bible, which I don't believe in .... other than the common sense they managed to get into it. I would also argue against the "rules" of any other religion, at least the ones that go beyond what I consider "common sense". In common sense, majority rules, NOR religious majority. 1
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