Reply #5: Freepers do not respond to reasoned, logical argument. [View All]

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It is impossible to logically dissuade someone from a point of view they have arrived at emotionally.
Things have to go totally to shit. Like alcoholics, until their lives become totally crapsville, they will not be motivated to reconsider.
If one finds someone who can be reasoned with, it usually turns out that they were already becoming aware of the holes in their outlook and were ready for a change. The trick is to love 'em enough to still be available when they are ready.