>I'd encourage you study that paragraph and learn to talk like that if your goal is to change any minds. Otherwise I can only presume that's not your ultimate g

>I'd encourage you study that paragraph and learn to talk like that if your goal is to change any minds. Otherwise I can only presume that's not your ultimate goal. You'd do well to study your own words as well. The way you're conveying it to him is patronizing. You're acting superior as if you're better. When you talk to people in this tone they tend not to like it and they won't listen to you. Your ultimate goal is not achieved with the way you said it either. In fact what you said was more directed, more personal. He's making a blanket statement while you're creating direct and personal conflict. You need to take a good long look at yourself and see if whether you should be talking to people as if they're children and you're the all knowing parent. And you should and will because telling other people to study their own writing without studying you're own opens you up to hypocrisy. Because of this... your next response will most likely indicate that you will read your own venom, that's just how humans work/think. Overall though, I think there's no point in responding like this to anyone or being patronizing, people may not agree with his opinion and they may state their disagreement just as passionately and I'm happy to read that. I don't enjoy reading these comments where someone is acting like a baby sitter just for that superiority complex.