Sweet Reason

You can’t convince an irrational person with a rational argument.

The irrational person says “2+2=5.”

You say, “2+2=4.”

The irrational person isn’t thinking, “Wow, I’d better check my math.”

If they’re more powerful than you, they’re thinking, “You made me look bad. Now I must crush you to jelly.”

If they’re less powerful, they’re thinking, “Agree with powerful person! Don’t make powerful person mad!”

If they belong to a group that believes “2+2=5,” they’re thinking, “You’re the enemy! You’re one of those 2+2=4 people!”

If they belong to a group that believes “2+2=4,” they’re thinking, “You’re a friend! You’re one of those 2+2=4 people!”

And that sort of covers everybody. 99.99% of the human race operates on that level.

The other .01% is just as irrational, but they know it.

If you’re a nerd who was raised to believe in the power of reason, this is depressing as hell.
If you're not, you want to punch me in the nose.
Because I just said I'm better than you.