Do you think your argument as false If you are unable to persuade someone to accept your position?

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Do you consider your argument as false If you are unable to persuade someone to accept your position or you are unable to change his view on a certain subject matter, for example, morality?
 
Pag_Hingowa said:
Do you consider your argument as false If you are unable to persuade someone to accept your position or you are unable to change his view on a certain subject matter, for example, morality?
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Of course not. Other’s opinions and convictions arise from their own backgrounds and perspectives, are often based on prejudices (not that mine never are), and I have noticed that people are frequently not persuaded because they do not want to seriously consider certain arguments, simply because they contradict their (world) views. The human mind can only understand what the will wants it to understand, regardless of individual intelligence level. This is a basic fact about the weakness of human nature that manifests itself time and again.

As to the question if, independently of the opinion of others, I ever consider my arguments as possibly false: yes, I have questioned my positions and worldview many times, but have arrived at a stage where I am quite comfortable with them, and convinced that they are correct with a high probability. I do have in the back of mind the possibility that they might be wrong, but a certain level of doubt is normal among reflective people.
 
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Do you consider your argument as false If you are unable to persuade someone to accept your position or you are unable to change his view on a certain subject matter, for example, morality?
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Of course not. Persuasive skills while important, are unrelated to the truth or falsity of argument.

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Pag_Hingowa said:
Do you consider your argument as false If you are unable to persuade someone to accept your position or you are unable to change his view on a certain subject matter, for example, morality?
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No. We may not share first principles, or I may not be able to express myself well enough, in neither case is my position necessarily false.

Strictly speaking, arguments are only either valid or invalid.
 
Jesus is the Truth and there were and are people who don’t believe what he says.
 
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Of course not. Persuasive skills while important, are unrelated to the truth or falsity of argument.

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This is true. WLC is generally seen as persuasive, at least to the uninformed, but his arguments are truly dreadful.
 
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