On unproductive arguments and debates

Once the ego is involved, please leave any debate or argument to just rest in peace, no matter how much info you have, and save yourself unnecessary drain of energy that should be better conserved.

Ego defence mechanisms like escapism and denial of reality are used a lot in arguments. No matter how you present it, how you fine tune it, as long as the person feels you are hurling stones at his ego, the very core of his being, his only dependable reference point in life, he blocks his senses and will neither see nor hear you; nor even want to...So, he resorts to abusive and foul language to fight back...Guess where this could lead to....So, why don't we take preventive measures?

There are a thousand and one ways to put our energy into productive use.