When a person screams "You LIE!" at you, I think that's a sign that you're actually penetrating their bubble. As John Dewey once quipped, "you'll sooner pry a miser from his hoard than a man from his most cherished beliefs." (Apologies for the sexist language.) But the sign you're getting through, that there's a crack in the edifice, and -- more importantly -- they realize that there is a crack in the edifice, their reaction is fury and denial.
When a person screams "You LIE!" at you, I think that's a sign that you're actually penetrating their bubble. As John Dewey once quipped, "you'll sooner pry a miser from his hoard than a man from his most cherished beliefs." (Apologies for the sexist language.) But the sign you're getting through, that there's a crack in the edifice, and -- more importantly -- they realize that there is a crack in the edifice, their reaction is fury and denial.
True enough. And the fact that they responded in that way means I had an impact. Game. Set. Match. 😝😆😊
The energy they invest in denial is energy they no longer have for evangelism. (That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it.)
Works for me. 🤗