I forget who first said this, but :

"It is impossible to reason a man out of a position which he did not reason himself into in the first place".

This is usually the point where we would take the other party outside and beat some sense into them. This is not practical on the Internet so the threads go on forever. I don't think there is a good answer other than trying your best then walking away.

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