There is no irony. They are free to be as illogical as they like. I can't impose reason upon them as they clearly reject it. Empathy is entirely extraneous to

There is no irony. They are free to be as illogical as they like. I can't impose reason upon them as they clearly reject it. Empathy is entirely extraneous to the discussion. If someone responds emotionally to an otherwise dispassionate discourse, that is their own concern.