Comment on New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe
Player2@sopuli.xyz 11 months agoCannot use logic to convince someone whose argument isn’t logical in the first place
Comment on New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe
Player2@sopuli.xyz 11 months agoCannot use logic to convince someone whose argument isn’t logical in the first place
darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I’ve always preferred it phrased as “You can’t reason someone out of a position they didn’t reason themselves into,” but same energy.
Hobo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I always preferred the Mark Twain quote, “Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” Because I’ve been beaten bloody with that experience on more than one occasion.
cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Or: “It’s like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are it’ll knock over your pieces and shit on the board”
LillyPip@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Or ‘Never wrestle with a pig because you’ll both get dirty and the pig likes it.’ – George Bernard Shaw