Yup, they're wrong. (Why come off the fence here? Off the top of my head, because it's more important, there's clearer and more verifiable evidence, and I care more about it.)
The important question for me then becomes how much energy to devote to bringing them round to something less objectionable and how best to do that. (And a personal safety question too.) In this particular example, saying "you're wrong" is not where I'd be most likely to begin. I'd be strongly suspecting a deeper and even more important wrongness underlying that belief, and would try to tease that out and gently but firmly challenge it. The details of wrongness in this instance would be relevant and helpful in doing so, but not the only tools.
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Date: 2008-05-19 07:12 pm (UTC)The important question for me then becomes how much energy to devote to bringing them round to something less objectionable and how best to do that. (And a personal safety question too.) In this particular example, saying "you're wrong" is not where I'd be most likely to begin. I'd be strongly suspecting a deeper and even more important wrongness underlying that belief, and would try to tease that out and gently but firmly challenge it. The details of wrongness in this instance would be relevant and helpful in doing so, but not the only tools.