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The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science

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The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science
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RE: The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science
June 24, 2013 at 2:04 pm (This post was last modified: June 24, 2013 at 2:13 pm by Faith No More.)
Quote:It would seem that expecting people to be convinced by the facts flies in the face of, you know, the facts.

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(Nice find, BTW)
Quote:Head-on attempts to persuade can sometimes trigger a backfire effect, where people not only fail to change their minds when confronted with the facts—they may hold their wrong views more tenaciously than ever.

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RE: The Science of Why We Don’t Believe Science - by Faith No More - June 24, 2013 at 2:04 pm

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