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Do humans always accept proofs when presented to them?
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RE: Do humans always accept proofs when presented to them?
Quote:Do humans always accept proofs when presented to them?

No.
People have cherished beliefs that they will defend with every brain cell and cling on to despite any and all evidence shown.
There is one way to get round this bias.
The scientific method.
How can you tell if your beliefs are likely to be wrong?
When all they have going for them are arguments, you can make an argument to support anything. So if that is all you have you have nothing.



You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.

Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.




 








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RE: Do humans always accept proofs when presented to them? - by downbeatplumb - January 1, 2016 at 2:06 pm

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