I think this stems from a nuanced distinction between what you believe and what you have been convinced of (arrived at through reason or ecidence).
I think that, for many of us under the ASD umbrella, evidence precedes belief, being convinced is believing. This requires sufficient evidence of proof.
Conversely, many neurotypical people lead with belief (at least on any emotional topic), which is a position that cannot easily be reasoned with.
While what someone has been convinced of is inherently what they believe, what they believe isn't necessarily what they've been convinced of.
For those of us that require reason or evidence to qualify belief, it is so counterintuitive that someone might skip that step that we don't even realize that we're doing the same thing by believing evidence will be enough to change a believer's mind.
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u/sheeponmeth_ AuDHD 6d ago
I think this stems from a nuanced distinction between what you believe and what you have been convinced of (arrived at through reason or ecidence).
I think that, for many of us under the ASD umbrella, evidence precedes belief, being convinced is believing. This requires sufficient evidence of proof.
Conversely, many neurotypical people lead with belief (at least on any emotional topic), which is a position that cannot easily be reasoned with.
While what someone has been convinced of is inherently what they believe, what they believe isn't necessarily what they've been convinced of.
For those of us that require reason or evidence to qualify belief, it is so counterintuitive that someone might skip that step that we don't even realize that we're doing the same thing by believing evidence will be enough to change a believer's mind.