Are you going to take the vaccine?

[Patrick]

That is a fair question Y.

I prefer being shown evidence in support of arguments. For me that is not a question of asking for proof. It is so that I can have a chance of following the same thought process my interlocutor did to arrive at their conclusions. Without this I only have the much shorter statements we exchange here to go on with.

As you can see with what happened after I shared those links, it did give others a much better understanding of my point of view. Most mentioned they did not agree with either my conclusions nor my sources and that is perfectly fine. But the end result was people thanking me for having opened this window into my thought process.

Also, If we were all to start doing this more often, it would enable us to use a more structured argumentation style for exchanging ideas. We could even start refraining from making logical fallacies.  This last one, especially for those not used to doing it, is a very tough one. But I think even for spiritual discussions it would be helpful.