Quote Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey View Post

You can't disagree with anyone without alienating them from any ambition to even want to agree with you.
Your, "always attack," attitude entrenches people (yourself included) to double down on whatever pre-conceived notions everyone started the conversation with.

How can you affect change in the world when you can't even change your own mind?
Dude...you're a scientist. You should know that the words "pre-conceived notions" and "facts" are not interchangeable.