He went on: “I avoid social media completely. I am very opinionated so I am worried that I would get sucked into a vortex and it’s a waste of my energy.
“I do believe that when you get into an argument, it’s very unlikely that you’ll change someone’s opinion.
“But, if you can tell a story, I find that you can get people to question their beliefs.
“We all have to face the notion that we might be wrong and consider the possibility that the opinions we have are not watertight.
Jon interrupted: “That’s a very old-fashioned view.”
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