Hi Billy,

On Sep 19, 2013, at 3:01 PM, [email protected] wrote:

> Some who are sympathetic to the site’s cause wonder if its popular approach 
> might backfire. “What they may discover is that in an attempt to answer the 
> arguments, they’re going to create more skeptics than they will answer,” said 
> Wolpe.

I'm reminded of one of the most powerful lessons from recent study of cognitive 
biases:

a) If you force people to defend their views, their biases becomes stronger

b) If you ask people to explain their views, their biases become weaker

If you really want to change a community's viewpoint, don't assert your own 
views.  Rather, create a safe place where people are encouraged to articulate 
their own…

-- Ernie P.

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