Re: Brin: Arguing Doesn't Work: Fact Vs Belief

On 11/14/2010 10:39 AM, William T Goodall wrote:
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> On 14 Nov 2010, at 11:14, KZK wrote:
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>> More evidence of how badly designed the brain is.  I can only add
>> a truism: "It’s cheap to maintain Lies and expensive to maintain
>> Trvth."
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>> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128490874&f=1014&sc=tw
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>> New research suggests that misinformed people rarely change their
>> minds when presented with the facts
>> — and often become even more attached to their beliefs. The
>> finding raises questions about a key principle
>> of a strong democracy: that a well-informed electorate is best.
>>
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> This is why it is futile to argue with religionists.
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That is obvious.  Anyone who professes a belief in something unprovable 
(or provably false) is a denialist.