I guess I need to think about this more. Because saying, “Ask someone why they believe something you think is bunk—even if you already know why they believe it—so you have a better shot at changing their minds” doesn’t sound like respect to me. It sounds like trying to set up a mark.
I understand that’s not how you mean it, but that’s what it sounds like when it’s filtered through my jerk brain.
I also think that “Why do you think your house is haunted?” is a very different kind of question from “Why do you believe Jesus Christ is your savior?”
