• Square Singer@feddit.de
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    That puts your original comment into perspective.

    I don’t think there is an argument that could convince someone who wears their gun like it’s a religion. They see that as part of their identity, and you can’t change that with simple logic.

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      1 year ago

      I guess I live in the hope that we’re all human beings capable of being reasoned with

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        Everyone has their irrational topics where it’s hard or impossible to be reasoned with. The issue is that it’s really hard to spot that with yourself, because in one’s mind it all sounds reasonable.

        Many firm beliefs that everyone of us holds are not nearly as much backed by science than we actually believe.

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        Change almost never comes from the outside. You have to want to change. They have to put the pieces together themselves and many people just lack the required introspection.

        These folks get a hit of dopamine from guns. That’s hard to fight against with logical argument.