>> Are you saying anything more than: 'My perspective and beliefs are the truth, and therefore anyone who disagrees is deluding themselves?' > What else can I

>> Are you saying anything more than: 'My perspective and beliefs are the truth, and therefore anyone who disagrees is deluding themselves?' > What else can I say? The points being talked about here are so obvious that it seems ludicrous to me that people don't believe it. From my perspective it's like someone was explaining to you that 2 + 2 = 4 and I'm more inclined to believe that you're just being delusional and lying to yourself. What you can do is provide evidence and reason. That's what separates delusion from fact, what protects us from bias. That something is obvious etc. to you is not evidence; it fits just as well a delusion. We're all subject to delusion. That you seem to believe it only affects others regarding this issue, and not yourself, makes you a strong candidate for it IMHO. Also that you seem completely incurious about what other people think on this issue; you just rule them out a priori. That's another strong signal, at least when I find myself doing that.