Why keep trying?
There is an argument in psychiatry that suggests that arguing directly with a patient who is deluded can entrench the belief system. The delusion may be serving a purpose for that person.
Religion is a lot like that for some people, consolidating a mass of fears about mortality, morality and having to think hard; into an easily digested and supported belief system.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Thu 15 Feb 2024, 19:12,
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A) Maybe confronting his bullshit is a way of protecting my family against further memetic infection (and other toxic effects of his personality)
B) There are certain types of wrongness that just get my fucking goat.
C) Ignoring it or humouring him would seem more insulting than offering him the honest truth.
He has a short temper, a wide ignorance, and likes to dominate a conversation. I can't help myself.
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brb top shit, Thu 15 Feb 2024, 20:37,
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Sounds pretty toxic
Minimising the damage is probably the best you can do, they often don't learn. I'd 'grey rock' the fucker 'til they got bored of me.
I don't have energy for people like that (or much else for that matter).
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Thu 15 Feb 2024, 21:50,
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