happydolphin on 09 August 2012
| VXIII said: Educate the minds, don't target the beliefs. Such a change needs time, it is like a chain, step by step. Focus on spreading the concept of critical thinking in general not on particular belief, if you do, you won't find a listening ear. |
This.
Try to stay out of the mode where the person is defending their beliefs and help them understand it on other terms they can't map to their system of belief. That way they can reason it out themselves without affecting their mental framework too suddenly.
