> Don't assume everyone knows the data. Many people have no real knowledge of
> teen pregnancy rates and what works to move it one direction or the other..
> It's easy to find people who believe something that they know nothing about
> and then show them the available data and let them see how it conflicts with
> what they believe.
> If they are hardcore absolutists they won't be swayed but most people are
> more reasonable than that.
> They believe something because their pastor said so but if you show them
> that the belief is unsupported by real world data they more often have no
> problem accepting that their pastor doesn't know everything.
Have you done this? Did it stick? Did the lesson get broader application?
-- Andy