[vidarh]

There are wide ranges of strength in peoples beliefs. I'm sure some can never be convinced, but for others it's a question of chipping away at why, and how they would define reasoning in ways that categorically excludes machines but not a significant portion of people.

[tormeh]

It usually boils down to religion. I don't think converting people to atheism has a high ROI.

[vidarh]

Well, sometimes it's just interesting to dig into and sometimes it has an effect. In this case I think it also extends past formal religion and to a broader more vague spiritual wish to see us as more than automatons. But religious views certainly tend to leave people with less flexible views on it.