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Rasmoh posted...

That doesn't mean they're arguing in good faith.

Arguably, very few arguments on issues like this ever happen in good faith regardless of which side you're on, since by definition arguing in good faith means seeking to reach a resolution and being willing to compromise where needed. Believing in your position is an inescapable prerequisite for arguing in good faith (since otherwise you're arguing toward a resolution you don't actually think is good, which is just arguing for the sake of arguing), but the fact that people generally aren't willing to consider evidence against their position or change their minds regardless of how the argument goes prevents it from being a good faith argument. When people argue about stuff like this, it's usually just because they think they're right and want other people to agree with them, rather than being willing to see other viewpoints and update their opinion if the argument convinces them to do so.