Have you ever changed someone's mind on NS?

[The Black Forrest]

Yes and I have had my stances changed on a few things.

Knowledge is a rather remarkable thing and there are some rather smart people here.

[Jormengand]

The answer is surprisingly yes. More than once, even.

[DrakoBlaria]

The answer is surprisingly yes. More than once, even.

YOU ARE LYING!

[Fruition (Ancient)]

Yes and I have had my stances changed on a few things.

Knowledge is a rather remarkable thing and there are some rather smart people here.

Permission to have your quote on my sig for comical effects?

[The Black Forrest]

Yes and I have had my stances changed on a few things.

Knowledge is a rather remarkable thing and there are some rather smart people here.

Permission to have your quote on my sig for comical effects?

By all means. I am humble

[Jormengand]

The answer is surprisingly yes. More than once, even.

YOU ARE LYING!

Unfortunately, I do not believe that this will be one of those times.

[Norstal]

Have you ever changed someone's mind on NS?

We Generalites are a stubborn brood. And NSG is where we bash heads and debate. But have you ever actually changed someone's opinion here?

Because it often seems futile with all this debating that we do when the person at the end just stubbornly says "Ok, well that's your opinion but you'll never convince me", and it makes NSG seem a bit sad and more like mutual ego-stroking than genuine debate sometimes...a lot of heat but no light.

I think I've convinced about five people through NSG and telegram that I know of, the most major of which was from theist to atheist, and from socialist to capitalist in one fell swoop. But I've also had a multitude of run ins with ideological brick-walls.

What about you NSG? Have your oratorical skills ever been rewarded with you convincing someone to change their mind? Has that irritating nemesis of yours who was just plain wrong been converted by you (or vice versa)? Or is every debate for you here just an irritating insight into how entrenched people can be?

We are all here in NSG debates, in one way or another, to convince people of something, my guess is that it doesn't happen all too often, which in its own way is sad but it wouldn't be fun I guess if the opposite were true and this was just a facile exercise. So who's mind have you changed? Who changed your mind? And on what topic?

There's a lot of lurkers here. I'm not here to convince the people I'm debating with. I'm here to convince lurkers. So whether or not they're convinced I wouldn't know.

[Fruition (Ancient)]

Permission to have your quote on my sig for comical effects?

By all means. I am humble

I only asked for your permission. I can certainly find more inspirational quotes to post for my sig.
Don't ask me why when others do post your quotes differently.

[Reggae Magmia]

What?

NS must have lotts of influence on you.

It's helped me mature as a person, probably because of the environment on here (serious political/philosophical discussion). With the increase in maturity I've changed my views, as my perspectives of the world changed. NS has been an experience that's aided my growth.

[Fruition (Ancient)]

NS must have lotts of influence on you.

It's helped me mature as a person, probably because of the environment on here (serious political/philosophical discussion). With the increase in maturity I've changed my views, as my perspectives of the world changed. NS has been an experience that's aided my growth.

NS is not a primary reason for building my intelligence and character. I tend to resort to books and other primary, hands-on sources for that.
Just throwing that out. No attacks or anything.

[Libraria and Ausitoria]

Well, I think NS has ever so slightly shifted my views. Although so subtly nobody would notice, and so subtly I'm not even sure it's not just RL. It's quite hard to achieve a complete turnaround in anybody's opinions.

[Forsher]

Have you ever changed someone's mind on NS?

We Generalites are a stubborn brood. And NSG is where we bash heads and debate. But have you ever actually changed someone's opinion here?

Because it often seems futile with all this debating that we do when the person at the end just stubbornly says "Ok, well that's your opinion but you'll never convince me", and it makes NSG seem a bit sad and more like mutual ego-stroking than genuine debate sometimes...a lot of heat but no light.

I think I've convinced about five people through NSG and telegram that I know of, the most major of which was from theist to atheist, and from socialist to capitalist in one fell swoop. But I've also had a multitude of run ins with ideological brick-walls.

What about you NSG? Have your oratorical skills ever been rewarded with you convincing someone to change their mind? Has that irritating nemesis of yours who was just plain wrong been converted by you (or vice versa)? Or is every debate for you here just an irritating insight into how entrenched people can be?

We are all here in NSG debates, in one way or another, to convince people of something, my guess is that it doesn't happen all too often, which in its own way is sad but it wouldn't be fun I guess if the opposite were true and this was just a facile exercise. So who's mind have you changed? Who changed your mind? And on what topic?

There's a lot of lurkers here. I'm not here to convince the people I'm debating with. I'm here to convince lurkers. So whether or not they're convinced I wouldn't know.

Now this is it. Although, to be honest, I do try to convince whoever I am disagreeing with too because, hey, it must make the lurker goal easier.

[New haven america]

Ummmmm... nope.
But I will, when I make my mind control machine that works through the internet.

[Sassinia]

Nope, but I have been influenced by other NSers, such as I was once capitalist anti-gay conservative freak (I was once upon a time), but now because of NS I've changed to the complete opposite, which is a good thing in my opinion.

[Individuality-ness]

It's probably happened. I know for sure that I get some education on NS, and NS has the tendency to make people more left in general...

[Fruition (Ancient)]

Nope, but I have been influenced by other NSers, such as I was once capitalist anti-gay conservative freak (I was once upon a time), but now because of NS I've changed to the complete opposite, which is a good thing in my opinion.

Wow. Do you think personally NS has set you in the right path, without any doubt?

[Sassinia]

Nope, but I have been influenced by other NSers, such as I was once capitalist anti-gay conservative freak (I was once upon a time), but now because of NS I've changed to the complete opposite, which is a good thing in my opinion.

Wow. Do you think personally NS has set you in the right path, without any doubt?

Yes.

[Stovokor]

Have you ever changed someone's mind on NS?

We Generalites are a stubborn brood. And NSG is where we bash heads and debate. But have you ever actually changed someone's opinion here?

Because it often seems futile with all this debating that we do when the person at the end just stubbornly says "Ok, well that's your opinion but you'll never convince me", and it makes NSG seem a bit sad and more like mutual ego-stroking than genuine debate sometimes...a lot of heat but no light.

I think I've convinced about five people through NSG and telegram that I know of, the most major of which was from theist to atheist, and from socialist to capitalist in one fell swoop. But I've also had a multitude of run ins with ideological brick-walls.

What about you NSG? Have your oratorical skills ever been rewarded with you convincing someone to change their mind? Has that irritating nemesis of yours who was just plain wrong been converted by you (or vice versa)? Or is every debate for you here just an irritating insight into how entrenched people can be?

We are all here in NSG debates, in one way or another, to convince people of something, my guess is that it doesn't happen all too often, which in its own way is sad but it wouldn't be fun I guess if the opposite were true and this was just a facile exercise. So who's mind have you changed? Who changed your mind? And on what topic?

There's a lot of lurkers here. I'm not here to convince the people I'm debating with. I'm here to convince lurkers. So whether or not they're convinced I wouldn't know.

If it makes you feel better, I lurk a lot and I tend to have my ideas challenged and my opinions changed once in a while.

[Individuality-ness]

Wow. Do you think personally NS has set you in the right path, without any doubt?

Yes.

Let it be known that NSG has actually changed the lives of people for the better! (or worse, but mostly better!)

Shuddup biolink, I'm speaking good of you now!

[Fruition (Ancient)]

Yes.

Let it be known that NSG has actually changed the lives of people for the better! (or worse, but mostly better!)

Shuddup biolink, I'm speaking good of you now!

I made a sig about it.

[The Sector Union]

I am actually the one who gets their mind changed because I listen to other people's opinions and evaluate. Most of them, I don't respond back saying "Yes, I think you're right now" because due to the nature of NSG, saying that makes the whole atmosphere a bit awkward.

But no, I never really changed anyone's mind on NSG.

[Sassinia]

Let it be known that NSG has actually changed the lives of people for the better! (or worse, but mostly better!)

Shuddup biolink, I'm speaking good of you now!

I made a sig about it.

I am honored.

[Fruition (Ancient)]

I made a sig about it.

I am honored.

Yeah I didn't want my sig spot to be boring. Good to see your name on my sig.

[New Maldorainia]

Nope, I am way too stubborn.

[Reggae Magmia]

It's helped me mature as a person, probably because of the environment on here (serious political/philosophical discussion). With the increase in maturity I've changed my views, as my perspectives of the world changed. NS has been an experience that's aided my growth.

NS is not a primary reason for building my intelligence and character. I tend to resort to books and other primary, hands-on sources for that.
Just throwing that out. No attacks or anything.

It isn't for me either. Books and such are also my primary source for building my intelligence. It's the life experience I've gained from being on here (because you're dealing with real people) that I'm talking about. When I first came on here I was fairly intelligent, but immature. Dealing with the...harshness, for lack of a better term, of NS helped me mature, which has helped me expand my intellectual abilities.