Posted on 09/11/2023 12:34:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
If you trust your gut when deciding if a statement is true or false, maybe that’s just because lizard aliens are running the country.
Research into what makes a person accept new information as true or false has revealed that facts and reality are rather slippery concepts.
In a pair of new studies, behavioral scientists investigated the relationship between “truth relativism” — the concept that truth and reality are different to different people — and the risk of falling victim to false information. “I think many people who emphasize a more relativistic view of what truth is mean well,” Julia Aspernäs, Ph.D. student in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning at Linköping University in Sweden, said in a statement.
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What makes her an expert on the topic? She has her beliefs, but nothing about her statement convinces me she has any insight whatsoever. We have been told many topics of concern are nothing more than conspiracy theories, but as more evidence comes out, the more the conspiracy claim is put into jeopardy of being a real conspiracy, not a theory at all.
Furthermore, having a Ph. D. behind one's name does not mean that their conclusions are always correct. Many a conclusion by Ph. D. degreed people have been proven to be wrong over time. Take for example those with a Ph. D. who claim that there are more than 2 sexes. They are trying to claim that the pervious accepted beliefs, were wrong. Now all are/were holders of a Ph.D. degree. So, they can't both be right. I stand with the ones who say there are only two sexes, male & female
On the other hand, folks who do not trust their lyin’ eyes are almost completely immune to believing in any conspiracy theory, except theories approved by the ruling class.
Examples:
“Donald J. Trump is a Russian asset”.
“Hunter’s laptop is Russian disinformation”.
My “gut” doesn’t have an agenda. Why shouldn’t I trust it?
Those kind of people would say that. It’s what they do.
And the MSM tells the truth
When it came to the covid vaccines I was sort of neutral but all the wrong factions were pushing it way too hard for my taste so initially I wasn’t qualified to get it and then as more info kept trickling in here on FR I took a wait and see stance. Still waiting but now it’s til hell freezes over.
The fake moon landing is not a conspiracy when everyone knows it was filmed by Stanley Kubrick.
I would never trust anything a PHD Behavioral Scientist said.
Kubrick insisted that it be filmed on the moon for added realism.
Yup. They faked it by putting the sound stage on the moon. It explains so much...
“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
George Orwell - 1984
Source?
This actually makes sense when you think about it. Bollywood production values are much better than Cinema of Russia.
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