Does debate change minds?

by **Evil Semp** on Thu Aug 19, 2021 6:15 pm

HitRed wrote:

People don't debate/discuss anymore, they just yell at each other.

by **jusplay4fun** on Sat Aug 21, 2021 8:08 pm

Evil Semp wrote:
HitRed wrote:

People don't debate/discuss anymore, they just yell at each other.

It is very unlikely to change one's mind if one has 2 closed eyes and one closed mind. IN an actual debate, one side should be QUIET in order [edited] to at least HEAR what the other side is saying. That is becoming a fact less often these days, especially in public discourse.

So if there is NO REAL debate, how can debate change minds??

by **jonesthecurl** on Sat Aug 21, 2021 9:21 pm

I for one have changed my mind on a number of subjects due to conversations with others. I have to admit I don't think it's happened on CC tho'.

by **Dukasaur** on Sat Aug 21, 2021 9:43 pm

I think debate does sometimes change minds. But it changes them in unpredictable ways, sometimes small and incremental.

It's sort of like reading a book. We can all read the same book, but we will all have a different take-away from it.