You may not be able to make a horse drink, but you can still lead it to water rather than merely point out it's thirsty. Teaching is a thing that people do with demonstrated beneficial results across a wide range of topics. Why would this be an exception?
rather than merely point out it's thirsty.
I'm not pointing out it's thirsty, I'm pointing out there is no water where it thinks to drink.
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