I have run into the same situation that you described so many times. It's one of the most off-putting points about discussing the world with people. I wish peop

I have run into the same situation that you described so many times. It's one of the most off-putting points about discussing the world with people. I wish people understood that basing an argument on bad facts makes it easy to "disprove" the argument in the mind if the person you're trying to convince.