This is I think an interesting article on the topic of why we don't react reasonably to new information https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts

This is I think an interesting article on the topic of why we don't react reasonably to new information https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts-dont-change-our-minds https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts-dont... The doubtful are often the most passionate advocates https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797610385953 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/095679761038595... The act of debate tends on average to reinforce existing beliefs not forge new opinions.