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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That doesn't work, unfortunately. What tends to work is epistemology, where you try to get at how they know what they "know", and the roots of their belief. It also helps if you really develop a rapport with someone, are genuinely empathetic, and aren't asking obviously leading questions; you want to help someone begin to question their own beliefs, rather than telling them to justify their beliefs to you, if that makes sense.

Really deconverting someone can take a long time.

Check out Anthony Magnabosco some time; he's got a YouTube channel dedicated to street epistemology.