People do change their mind, but almost never because of adversarial debate. So, "come with proof" seldom works. Unfortunately, you (and I) also never change o

People do change their mind, but almost never because of adversarial debate. So, "come with proof" seldom works. Unfortunately, you (and I) also never change our minds because of adversarial debate. It's easy to tell other people "you should change your mind", but it's hard to think "I should change my mind". In my opinion :) it should be a badge of pride to be willing (and demonstrably able) to change ones mind about important matters.