Or, it’s more comforting to have what you already think validated, even by an orange liar, than to have to think that what you don’t like might be true.
Nobody knows most people, so we cannot know what they do nor why they do it. Studies of human behavior are fun to read, but were confirmation bias the only thing driving humans then we would still be competing with hyenas for leftovers.
“There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don’t know.” – Donald Rumsfeld
There’s nothing wrong with “knowledge” that confirms your preconceived notions. That’s intuiting reality correctly. It’s denying or blocking access to knowledge, or substituting propaganda for fact to advance one’s agenda or gain wealth and power with a false narrative that is the problem. You want to debate an issue on the merits? Fine. Just remember, you are entitled to your own opinion, but you are NOT entitled to you own set of facts.
Hmmm….? Does “trickle down economics” or “climate change denial” ring a bell?
I’ve always respected a person’s point of view. As long as it agrees with mine. Of that’s ridiculous. By expressing differences points of view eventually one could come to a consensus. Sadly, it is pie in the sky. I’m afraid once the food Nazi’s takeover they’ll take it away from us.
Studies have shown that it’s easier to get a person to change their mind about something they’ve directly experienced as factually true than to get them to change their mind about something they believe. “Knowledge” and “Beliefs” are stored in different parts of the brain, and “Beliefs” have deeper roots.
Humans are by default irrational. Rationality is an artificial state among humans. What will happen if a mutation is born that is rational by default? Would they be stoned to death once they learn how to communicate? Wouldn’t be the first time.
kaffekup about 5 years ago
Or, it’s more comforting to have what you already think validated, even by an orange liar, than to have to think that what you don’t like might be true.
KenseidenXL about 5 years ago
“What I don’t know don’t bother me as much as what I know that isn’t so.” —Will Rogers
bunwarpgazoo Premium Member about 5 years ago
Nobody knows most people, so we cannot know what they do nor why they do it. Studies of human behavior are fun to read, but were confirmation bias the only thing driving humans then we would still be competing with hyenas for leftovers.
A# 466 about 5 years ago
Access to knowledge AND opinion. Moral: Knowledge is always true and valid; opinion not so much except by chance or accident.
Greyhame about 5 years ago
“Access to virtually all of human knowledge” And all of human BS. It is difficult to know the difference, as evidenced in this comment section.
Bruce1253 about 5 years ago
“There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don’t know.” – Donald Rumsfeld
streetbeater about 5 years ago
There’s nothing wrong with “knowledge” that confirms your preconceived notions. That’s intuiting reality correctly. It’s denying or blocking access to knowledge, or substituting propaganda for fact to advance one’s agenda or gain wealth and power with a false narrative that is the problem. You want to debate an issue on the merits? Fine. Just remember, you are entitled to your own opinion, but you are NOT entitled to you own set of facts.
Hmmm….? Does “trickle down economics” or “climate change denial” ring a bell?
Bookworm about 5 years ago
“Humility will teach you knowledge, arrogance will teach you ignorance. If you think you know it all, you have learned nothing.” Thibaut.
jmworacle about 5 years ago
I’ve always respected a person’s point of view. As long as it agrees with mine. Of that’s ridiculous. By expressing differences points of view eventually one could come to a consensus. Sadly, it is pie in the sky. I’m afraid once the food Nazi’s takeover they’ll take it away from us.
fritzoid Premium Member about 5 years ago
Studies have shown that it’s easier to get a person to change their mind about something they’ve directly experienced as factually true than to get them to change their mind about something they believe. “Knowledge” and “Beliefs” are stored in different parts of the brain, and “Beliefs” have deeper roots.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
Humans are by default irrational. Rationality is an artificial state among humans. What will happen if a mutation is born that is rational by default? Would they be stoned to death once they learn how to communicate? Wouldn’t be the first time.