Divisive issues tend to be argue to the point ad nauseam because of b&w thinking, and we lose the focus on creating a better solutions or outcomes. It's hard to leave preconceptions about ingrained beliefs behind and easy to retreat back to them.
It so easy to deny, use cognitive dissonance, or confirmation bias to ignore conflicting data or information of a core value. Are we actually hardwired to defend our believes?
We don't live in a black & white world. Straying into the grey may serve us better!😜