Yeah the abolition of slavery was a mistake. We shouldn't have tried to change people's minds about that.
We also should never have changed people's minds about smoking not being bad.
Just let people believe what they want to believe. Live and let live. Fully agree with you.
A lot of people thought that slavery was okay. Do you think that others should have changed their mind about it?
A lot of people think racism is okay. Do you think that others should change their mind about it?
Astrology is just as stupid and discriminatory as racism. Being prejudice against people over things that they can't control (skin color, date of birth) and things that are just completely wrong, and made up, (all black people are bad, all Virgo's act this way, I could never date a Gemini's because blah blah)
The research is out on changing people's beliefs, for most it usually causes them to dig their heels in and hate the other side even more. If you encounter a racist person or a Nazi in real life, you will not change their beliefs with rational debate, so don't even try. Just avoid them because they are unpleasant people. You will be happier if you stop fighting this futile moral crusade.
I didn't say it had to be done via rational debate.
> They only changed their beliefs after decades under new laws and culture.
So they did do it after all.
> The research is out on changing people's beliefs, for most it usually causes them to dig their heels in and hate the other side even more. If you encounter a racist person or a Nazi in real life, you will not change their beliefs with rational debate, so don't even try. Just avoid them because they are unpleasant people. You will be happier if you stop fighting this futile moral crusade.
Look at you trying to change my beliefs via rational debate. What a hypocrite.
LOL this is only proving my point. You're digging your heels and getting angrier without changing. You're right, I'm wasting my time.
Your point is that it is impossible to change peoples minds.
If that is what you believe then why were you trying to change someone's mind?
If I accept your belief, then that goes back to my earlier question: why should anyone have bothered to change peoples minds about slavery or racism? Why not leave it as it was?