[Erin Pavlina]

Steve and I recently went to a lecture by a guy named Bijan who spoke on that exact subject. What he does when he encounters people who try to draw him into an angry debate is to say, "Hold that thought" and then he walks away. He never goes back. He says it works wonders. He doesn't say, "I'm not interested" and he doesn't say, "Hey I don't want to get involved" because by doing so he does become involved. So he just says "hold that thought" and walks away and goes on about his business.