> It is always the person who makes a claim who has to provide evidence for it - it is NOT the person who disagrees with the claim.
You miss my point. Suppose I turn up and say, "The Earth is flat!" And maybe I even provide some evidence. Is it your job to argue and argue until I admit you are right? No. You are free to go about your business. If you don't take the time because you think I am a lunatic or a troll, does that prove me right? No. It is my job to know what's going on, not your job to convince me of it.
I make this obvious point only because many people like ManFromUranus seem to believe that anybody who says, "Hey, maybe several thousand years of blatant sexism didn't end on Jan 1" is obligated to argue with them until they are convinced. They aren't.
You miss my point. Suppose I turn up and say, "The Earth is flat!" And maybe I even provide some evidence. Is it your job to argue and argue until I admit you are right? No. You are free to go about your business. If you don't take the time because you think I am a lunatic or a troll, does that prove me right? No. It is my job to know what's going on, not your job to convince me of it.
I make this obvious point only because many people like ManFromUranus seem to believe that anybody who says, "Hey, maybe several thousand years of blatant sexism didn't end on Jan 1" is obligated to argue with them until they are convinced. They aren't.