lrossouw wrote: > I hope I do not stir with this New Yorker article but the thoughts seem > very relevant. I do not want to have a debate about something else( > e.g. whether the earth rotates the sun or not) but this is very good > explanation why people do this kind of thing. > > What is interesting to me is that the effect works both ways. Peoples > beliefs (good or bad) stop them from seeing/accepting the truth. > > http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/mariakonnikova/2014/05/why-do-people-persist-in-believing-things-that-just-arent-true.html
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