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ej510 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 04:57 PM Original message |
Why Do People Believe Stupid Stuff, Even When They're Confronted With the Truth? |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. If they hear it on FOX or from Limpballs, they believe ANYTHING. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Hey it's like Stalin said - you repeat the lie long enough and it becomes fact. |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sounds like a case study of OxyRush listeners. |
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ej510 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. I like the part which states if you believe it in your heart nothing anyone says |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Because if they learn that their belief is false... |
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ej510 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's gays, dark people and liberals fault. Nothing else matters. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. Religion as well. nt |
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cilla4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 11:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. 'Zactly - some religions, anyway -- |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's true and I have no idea why. nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. You have INVESTED yourself in what you believe... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. We all seek information that confirms our world view. Reject was doesn't fit, rationalize things |
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ej510 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. True. People tend to go with comfort. We need more discomfort in order to be a better |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. What's interesting is that you won't find too many cases (as in none) of liberals believing a lie. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. you can't honestly believe that, I know I don't |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I could be wrong, but I can't think of examples where our side holdsas |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. What about liberals still believing the official version of 9/11, though? |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. There are facts supporting the "official version" of 9/11, unlike the... |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. There are people all over the political spectrum that have reservations |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Which is how you were able to discuss it on this board... |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Yes, it is considered too dangerous to tackle the really, really big lies |
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SDuderstadt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Why don't you... |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. LOL. Try these. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. I see a lot of people being extremely non-savvy about news sources. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. Even a cursory examination of the history of the Left |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. Hope that was satire. It's hard to tell sometimes these days. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:11 AM Response to Reply #10 |
33. It's not very often that you see a DUer post that reading a second article changed |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
13. IMO it is a form of dementia and should be treated as such |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
16. Why do people sit for hours throwing money into video slot machines? |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
22. That would explain the crazy creationists... |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
23. We live in a country infected with cognitive dissonance |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Meh. More like a planet. |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Can you name a technologically advanced society |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
34. I've had my own thoughts about this lately: |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
35. It's true on this site as well |
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