This is more of a social status thing. Being contradicted and quickly agreeing with the person who contradicted you leads to a loss of social status that people try to avoid. A good way to dodge this barrier is to mention that it’s a common misconception, talk about how wide-spread it is, and why it isn’t true (evolution isn’t THAT incompetent), then ask where they heard it. That lets them take the assertion back without much loss of status.
This is more of a social status thing. Being contradicted and quickly agreeing with the person who contradicted you leads to a loss of social status that people try to avoid. A good way to dodge this barrier is to mention that it’s a common misconception, talk about how wide-spread it is, and why it isn’t true (evolution isn’t THAT incompetent), then ask where they heard it. That lets them take the assertion back without much loss of status.