At 01:35 AM 10/31/2009, John Berry wrote:
"If people actually cared about truth, it would be like shooting
ducks in a bucket."
Very true.
Seems to most people don't care about truth hardly at all.
To recognize this without going crazy, it's necessary to recognize
why. It's functional behavior, most of the time. It's the exceptions
that are frustrating, but, with some understanding of how people
work, it's possible to move beyond them, if there is sufficient
access to the people. It doesn't take much access, but it takes time,
the protective mechanisms, in someone reasonably functional, have
bypasses that depend on low but persistent repetition, together with
a few other factors.
