Eli5: Why is it easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled?

Question

Eli5: Why is it easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled?

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Answer 1

Wizard’s First Rule: People are stupid.

People will believe in anything if they want it to be true, or they fear it may be true.

Convincing them that something may be true other than the thing they have ALREADY CHOSEN TO BELIEVE IN, is where it all the unpleasantness begins.

Answer 2

Wizard’s First Rule: People are stupid.

People will believe in anything if they want it to be true, or they fear it may be true.

Convincing them that something may be true other than the thing they have ALREADY CHOSEN TO BELIEVE IN, is where it all the unpleasantness begins.