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anyone ever changed your opinion on something mid-argument?

Opinions are not valuable at all.
They should be changed as soon as arguments do not back keeping them anymore.

We change out "beliefs" way too little. And defend our viewpoint as though it were some unchangable holy thing.

Also, agreeing with another side's argument does not mean one lost the debate.

Opinions are not valuable at all. They should be changed as soon as arguments do not back keeping them anymore. We change out "beliefs" way too little. And defend our viewpoint as though it were some unchangable holy thing. Also, agreeing with another side's argument does not mean one lost the debate.

I've indeed changed my opinion in those cases alot! Well if you think about it, arguments are to convince the other of something... Yet some people think you're ''weak'' or smth if you lose an argument. It's just that the other was right, SO?

-Ahum... Not gonna ping anyone ._.

I've indeed changed my opinion in those cases alot! Well if you think about it, arguments *are* to convince the other of something... Yet some people think you're ''weak'' or smth if you lose an argument. It's just that the other was right, ***SO***? -*Ahum*... Not gonna ping anyone ._.

your supposed to change you opinion to what you think is right, not keep holding on to what you wish was right. and i mean like @GCVM said its to convince the other person about what true or right.

your supposed to change you opinion to what you think is right, not keep holding on to what you wish was right. and i mean like @GCVM said its to convince the other person about what true or right.

I would do it if necessary but I don't have to change any of my opinions mid-argument. I'm not married, happy days :)

I would do it if necessary but I don't have to change any of my opinions mid-argument. I'm not married, happy days :)

Please let me know when somebody who believes capitalism is just, like, icky (you know?) suddenly changes his (or her) mind.

That would be something to see! A real five leaf clover!

I'm not saying it's impossible, of course. I'm nothing if not optimistic.

Please let me know when somebody who believes capitalism is just, like, icky (you know?) suddenly changes his (or her) mind. That would be something to see! A real five leaf clover! I'm not saying it's impossible, of course. I'm nothing if not optimistic.

Yes. When the new piece of information is relevant.

Sometimes you can make a point that bears little to no weight to the central idea, so even if wrong and corrected about the side point, the central idea still stands. You need to deal with the central idea argument.

But hey, debate and free thought are a thing of the west. You are still only allowed to think what the state needs you to think in communism. You get executed otherwise.

Yes. When the new piece of information is relevant. Sometimes you can make a point that bears little to no weight to the central idea, so even if wrong and corrected about the side point, the central idea still stands. You need to deal with the central idea argument. But hey, debate and free thought are a thing of the west. You are still only allowed to think what the state needs you to think in communism. You get executed otherwise.

When you say "the west," @Aliencp, are you including California? :)

When you say "the west," @Aliencp, are you including California? :)

Maybe so...but I would never admit it!

Maybe so...but I would never admit it!

At some point in the past I realized one simple thing. The "winner" in an argument is not someone who is actually correct, but someone who is better prepared. Scammers are particularly happy with people swayed by mere words. It takes a lot of efforts to properly disprove something, so we need beliefs or trust as an efficient way to distinct good and bad.

At some point in the past I realized one simple thing. The "winner" in an argument is not someone who is actually correct, but someone who is better prepared. Scammers are particularly happy with people swayed by mere words. It takes a lot of efforts to properly disprove something, so we need beliefs or trust as an efficient way to distinct good and bad.