Dealing with people who don't like facts

[Belsnickel]

Two big reasons for theses issues. The first is that a lot of people don't understand what actually makes a fact. The other is that people stick to information sources that confirm their worldview that we have a lot of people living in their own realities.

[Beaker]

(10-27-2016, 10:56 AM)Benton Wrote: I wouldn't blame that on the education system. Stupid people get laid, too. Teaching their offspring how to read and write is the basics; teaching them reason and bigger concepts may be beyond hope.

People should be more willing to blame social media than education. That's where 95% of people are getting their "facts" that form these uniformed opinions.

[Belsnickel]

(10-29-2016, 11:58 AM)Beaker Wrote: People should be more willing to blame social media than education. That's where 95% of people are getting their "facts" that form these uniformed opinions.

It's one of the problems with this "information age" that we live in. More information is out there, but so much more of it is quatsch that it can be hard to wade through.

[xxlt]

(10-29-2016, 03:26 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: It's one of the problems with this "information age" that we live in. More information is out there, but so much more of it is quatsch that it can be hard to wade through.

Speke Anglish, ya kraut sumbich!


:jk:  I did not know what quatsch meant, and growing up near Zinzinnati, I am stunned. Vielen dank!

[Aquapod770]

(10-27-2016, 09:17 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: People are dumb, and you can't take facebook too seriously

For as often as GMDino posts something from "occupy democrats" you think he'd realize this by now 

[fredtoast]

People's beliefs are based on "values" not facts. They chose to believe the facts that fit into their values system.