Steve James wrote:
However, another aspect to consider is simple denial. There are things that people don't want to hear or know. They might seem obtuse (like Flat Earthers) because they refuse to accept any evidence that contradicts their position. Climate change deniers are not unintelligent.
And, then there's the Dunning-Krueger effect. You know, the opposite of the idea that "the more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know." I.e., the less a person knows, the more he thinks it's sufficient. So, he uses the same argument, with the same premises, over and over. The only information or logic that he accepts is one that already confirms his original bias. Changing your mind requires thought. In ma, it's the whole "empty cup" idea.
If you ask a flat earther why, if the planet is flat, that the sun isn't shining all over the world at the same time, he will give you an answer.
Steve James wrote:Covid denial generally follows an ideological path because it's associated with a political position. And that has nothing to do with science. Scientific opinions on the subject are not divided 50/50 or even 90/10. The problem is that the denial is based on the perception that "climate change" is part of a plot by lefties, greenies, or globalists. Generally, they also argue that whatever climate change is happening is not (or minimally) the result of human action.
But, my point was that I don't think it's precise to describe them as stupid. That's too much like a permanent, unfixable condition. Though, has anyone noticed the air being cleaner since fewer cars were on the road and planes in the air? The "con"? trails are gone. The only people who can successfully talk to deniers are former deniers.
Dozens of Secret Service officers and agents who were on site for President Trump’s rally in Tulsa last week were ordered to self-quarantine after two of their colleagues tested positive for the novel coronavirus,
everything wrote:look at the "weapons of mass destruction" decision making leading to war. so many presumably smart people were involved. there was supposed "intelligence" gathered. here is one rare instance where I agree with Trump's claims that this whole thing was stupid. How can we explain this big failure? I don't really know.
Giles wrote:everything wrote:look at the "weapons of mass destruction" decision making leading to war. so many presumably smart people were involved. there was supposed "intelligence" gathered. here is one rare instance where I agree with Trump's claims that this whole thing was stupid. How can we explain this big failure? I don't really know.
Sure, Saddam Hussein was a monster in many respects,
at one point back when Bush senior was the head of the CIA Mr.Hussein was an good asset because he was going to help the US go homicidal on Iran, his military got equiped and trained by the smart monsters of the united states....no wonder they feared himSaddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction.
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