Originally posted by eversman:
the problem with the conspiracy lovers is this: they arent rooted in LOGIC, giving them LOGICAL EXPLANATIONS will simply pass in one ear and out the other, til they can come up with a newer and even greater theory to trump your current explanation. and so the cycle begins anew.

they dont listen because they arent rooted in logic. they are based entirely on emotion
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I don't mind some passion or emotion in an argument, but when that is the only driving force of the discussion, to the point of disgarding logic, witnesses, testimony, evidence, etc. there is no way to reason with such people. Some of them are in fact quite articulate, yet reduce whatever intelligence they may have down to the level of uneducated, irrational lunacy. There is always hope, though, that the light will come on, and if not for one who holds the conspiracy theory, for one who entertains those who are engaged in the argument.