Stephen Downes

Some time in the 1990s I stopped arguing and started explaining. It was no longer about convincing other people, it was about explaining why I was doing what I was doing (now to be clear, I am not perfect, and often relapsed, but that was the intention). My reasoning was essentially exactly what is stated in this article. We are mostly led by sentiment, not reason (as Hume would say), and arguments rarely sway someone's point of view.