While I agree that most people are reasonable about most things, we all tend to have our little sticking points. In other words, everyone has certain beliefs they hold sacred. People like Steve, who won't think twice about challenging any belief, are pretty rare. It can be very tricky indeed to overcome emotional attachments. The first thing you have to do is disarm the person, which most people are entirely unskilled at doing.
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A truly open mind will seriously consider all points of view, even those with which it strongly disagrees for there may be a grain of truth in even the most ridiculous of opinions.
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