Karlheinz Deschner Quotes
Thoughts convince thinkers; for this reason, thoughts convince seldom.
Karlheinz Deschner, German Historian, Nur Lebendiges schwimmt gegen den Strom, Aphorismen, 1985
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Later American politicians expounded the same view. See Otis Singletary {585931} and Eddie Bernice Johnson {605259}. The earliest expression of the idea can be found in the Bhagavad Gita {594723}
Bacon argued that only personal experience or experiment would remove doubt.
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In politics, this is one of the reasons why legislative debates will rarely change any minds or positions. The politician and his party are defined in part by his previous positions. In legislative debate, he is maintaining and supporting those positions. Scientifically, the best way to have a shot at changing a politicians position with new evidence, is to present it privately, in a 1 on 1 situation. Even if the politician has a member of his staff present, he is conscious of showing his staff member what he is not easily manipulated and will stand up for principles and the party.
Karl Heinrich Leopold Deschner was a German researcher and writer who achieved public attention in Europe for his trenchant and fiercely critical treatment of Christianity in general and the Roman Catholic Church in particular, as expressed in several articles and books, culminating in his 10 volume Christianity's Criminal History (Kriminalgeschichte des Christentums, Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek).
