On 11/14/2010 10:39 AM, William T Goodall wrote:
On 14 Nov 2010, at 11:14, KZK wrote:
More evidence of how badly designed the brain is. I can only add
a truism: "It’s cheap to maintain Lies and expensive to maintain
Trvth."
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128490874&f=1014&sc=tw
New research suggests that misinformed people rarely change their
minds when presented with the facts
— and often become even more attached to their beliefs. The
finding raises questions about a key principle
of a strong democracy: that a well-informed electorate is best.
This is why it is futile to argue with religionists.
That is obvious. Anyone who professes a belief in something unprovable
(or provably false) is a denialist.
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