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Worldviews resist rational arguments very robustly. Even those that are supposedly scientific. The human brain has a belief system that by it's nature tries to stay fixed. It's a cognitive foundation.

The other part of it is that worldview are tied to group identity. In order to integrate into any sort of community or group, people generally have to accept that worldview.

These are a couple of reasons why the idea of opposing political groups having a rational discussion may be far-fetched.




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