Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts

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Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts

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RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts

May 22, 2014 at 4:38 am

The article mentioned Dartmouth, but I rather suspect that the study was conducted by the University Of The Bleedin' Fucking Obvious.

If strongly held incorrect beliefs could be change by presentation of facts to the contrary, there would be no creationists, UFO nuts, pyramidologists, etc etc.

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Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by MountainsWinAgain - May 22, 2014 at 4:09 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 22, 2014 at 4:38 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Sinbad - May 22, 2014 at 6:21 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Anomalocaris - May 23, 2014 at 4:45 pm

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Lemonvariable72 - May 22, 2014 at 4:50 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Aractus - May 22, 2014 at 5:10 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Cato - May 22, 2014 at 5:23 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Aractus - May 22, 2014 at 6:34 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Aractus - May 22, 2014 at 8:41 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by BoS - May 22, 2014 at 8:46 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Aractus - May 22, 2014 at 10:26 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Silver - May 22, 2014 at 1:29 pm

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 22, 2014 at 5:58 pm

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Ksa - May 22, 2014 at 1:29 pm

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Angrboda - May 22, 2014 at 8:12 pm

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Ryantology - May 22, 2014 at 8:43 pm

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Ksa - May 23, 2014 at 8:27 am

RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts - by Ryantology - May 23, 2014 at 4:34 pm

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