Eli5: Why is it easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled?
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People don’t like to feel dumb or bad. If they’ve been fooled, they’ll feel dumb or bad. Easier to resist person convincing them they’ve been fooled.
To fool someone is to convince them of something they either didn’t know before or that they already believe. If it sounds good and or appeals to their [ideologies/beliefs/biases/fears/attractions/religion/anger/hate/conviction/etc etc] they’ll likely believe it.
People need to be vigilant in their objectivity, critical thinking, and empirical reasoning. For the things we believe in and the things we don’t. However, dumb shit don’t get an equal platform to proven science.
Eli5: Why is it easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled?
In: 634
People don’t like to feel dumb or bad. If they’ve been fooled, they’ll feel dumb or bad. Easier to resist person convincing them they’ve been fooled.
To fool someone is to convince them of something they either didn’t know before or that they already believe. If it sounds good and or appeals to their [ideologies/beliefs/biases/fears/attractions/religion/anger/hate/conviction/etc etc] they’ll likely believe it.
People need to be vigilant in their objectivity, critical thinking, and empirical reasoning. For the things we believe in and the things we don’t. However, dumb shit don’t get an equal platform to proven science.
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