Bigotry versus genuine religious belief

[Slow_Moving_Vehicle]

@thorny_locust

@RitterSport

I suppose it’s possible that someone’s mind is actually changed by persuasive argument!

That does happen.

But I suspect that it often happens over a period of time, and often not in the original (or one of the early) discussion(s)

It’s happened to me, courtesy of posters right here on the SDMB. A thread on circumcision convinced me the practice wasn’t merely a harmless ritual, but a needless mutilation. And the Should US high schools drop sports? thread has changed my mind on the benefit of team sports, thanks to posts by @MandaJo and you and others.