In my experience, the most staunchly held views are based on ignorance or accepted dogma, not carefully considered accumulations of facts. The more you expose the intricacies and realtities of the situation, the less clear-cut things become.

Mary Roach
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The most staunchly held views are based on ignorance or accepted dogma, not carefully considered accumulations of facts. The more you expose the intricacies and realtities of the situation, the less clear-cut things become. This is a good one to use as a response to someone who doesn't want to understand or admit that they might be wrong. You can say something like, “In my experience, the most steadfastly held views are based on ignorance or accepted dogma, not carefully considered accumulations of facts. The more you expose the intricacies and realties of the situation, the less clear-cut things become.”

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