When the debate is over facts, you are right, the majority can be (and often are) wrong.
When the debate is over feelings, as this one is, each individual person gets to decide how they feel, and no one else can trump that. You cannot tell someone that they feel differently than they do. You cannot tell them that their reasons for self-destructive behavior are due to brainwashing, when
they are telling you that they knew what they were doing and deliberately chose to hurt themselves.
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Originally Posted by tw
People, not intentionally destructive when in control, act different when a cogntive brain no longer functions. When drunk or seeking revenge, then acting foolishly or destrudtively happens.
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This is the key thing you are not getting. People
are intentionally destructive when in control, on a regular basis. I agree with you that it is because their cognitive brain is not functioning exclusively, the way you wish it were--but operating out of the emotional brain is not a rare or dramatic thing. It does not require drunkenness, or youthfulness, or a need for revenge. It is how normal (as in, the majority) of people go through everyday life. You are welcome to believe that it is an inferior way of thinking and behaving, but it is nonetheless standard operating procedure for most people.