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A philosopher’s 350-year-old trick to get people to change their minds is now backed up by psychologists
The 17th century philosopher Blaise Pascal is perhaps best known for Pascal’s Wager which, in the first formal use of decision theory, argued that believing in God is the most pragmatic decision. But it seems the French thinker also had a knack for psychology. As Brain Pickings points out, Pascal set out the most effective way to get someone to change their mind, centuries before there was any formal study of persuasion...
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This is what I keep repeating. No matter how stupid your opponent seems to you, pointing it out is only going to make the problem worse.
This is true...No one will ever listen though.
If only humans were less predictable. I feel very frustrated when I see groups of people speeding toward an obvious chasm, and I've learned that it's usually hopeless to tell them. I still try though.