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Is Everything You Think You Know Wrong?
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/is-everything-you-think-you-know-wrong/"Does sugar make kids hyper? Has science proven bumble bees cant fly? Does the average person only use 10% of their brain capacity? Are routine multivitamins good for you? Were the dinosaurs killed off by an asteroid impact?
It is often observed that when a fact is accepted uncritically because, everyone knows it to be true, it is probably false. The answers to the above questions are no, no, no, probably not, and its more complicated than you think.
The best way to drive this home for many people is this think of the one area of knowledge in which you have the greatest expertise. This does not have to be your job, it can be just a hobby. Now, how accurate are news reports that deal with your area of extensive knowledge? How much does the average person know? Does anyone other than a fellow enthusiast or expert ever get it quite right?
The universal experience (according to my informal survey over many years) is that the general public is full of misinformation and oversimplifications about your area of knowledge. Now extrapolate that experience to all other areas of knowledge. This means that you are full of misinformation and oversimplifications about every area in which you are not an expert.
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A really worthy piece for every person on the planet. I plan to read it every day for a while.
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Is Everything You Think You Know Wrong? (Original Post)
HuckleB
Mar 2016
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TlalocW
(15,388 posts)1. It must be
I have a book with that title.
TlalocW
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)3. Awesome hats!
valerief
(53,235 posts)2. If TPTB can convince the masses to smoke and believe in god, they can convince the masses
of anything.
djean111
(14,255 posts)4. Oh, I thought all we had to do was ask you!
whatthehey
(3,660 posts)5. I used to think so; turned out I was wrong.
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)6. Bummer.
chapdrum
(930 posts)7. The Firesign Theatre had an album
titled "Everything You Know Is Wrong."
They also had a presidential candidate named George Papoon, whose slogan was "Not Insane."
Boy howdy, do we need this today.
kwassa
(23,340 posts)8. Shoes for Industry!