• SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Humans are rationalizing creatures, much more than rational ones. Our first gut reaction is trying to make sense of why we think what we think and why we behave how we behave, rather than trying to figure out if it does actually make sense. If this natural tendency could be changed, the world would be far less of a shithole.

    • aksdb@feddit.de
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      9 months ago

      That is - IMO - what critical thinking is meant to be … thinking about alternative explanations and evaluating their viability or probability.

      Unfortunately a lot of people use the term “critical thinking” as just another way to rationalize why they are against something, without actually weighing the options.

  • Leviathan@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I try real hard to not only change my mind but vocally (typographically) acknowledge when I was wrong because it’s so goddamnit rare and infuriating.

  • SpiceDealer@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    If there’s one I’ve learned after being on the internet for 17 years, it’s this; you can throw an entire mountain of evidence at a conspiracy theorist and they STILL won’t believe you.

    • isthereany@discuss.online
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      9 months ago

      Meanwhile back in reality…

      • Fluoride in drinking water isn’t safe

      • Iraq doesn’t have WMDs and we destroyed their country killing millions for some other reason

      • The government is spying on everything you do

      • JFK assassination must be shady since they keep refusing to release the final documents on it

      • New world order (globalism) is real and now they openly hold meetings and promote the idea

      • The vaccines were not “safe and effective” and many people were maimed and injured for a non-sterilizing vaccine that could never have stopped COVID

      • UFOs apparently do exist and Congress is admitting it

      • The government is brain washing people (MKUltra)

      • The internet is all bots and shills (Dead internet)

      • Many powerful people are pedophiles

      Just a handful of “crazy conspiracy theories” that are all seemingly accepted as true now.

      • 1ostA5tro6yne@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        9 months ago

        um… no? no these aren’t all accepted as true now. a couple of those things are, and a couple more are kinda halfway to reality but the rest… dude you need to examine your media diet, someone’s feeding you bullshit

        • isthereany@discuss.online
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          9 months ago

          Many powerful people are pedophiles

          Undeniably true

          The internet is all bots and shills (Dead internet)

          Undeniably true and getting worse every day now

          The government is brain washing people (MKUltra)

          Undeniably true

          UFOs apparently do exist and Congress is admitting it

          Undeniably true, were just halfway to the reality of what they are but weird UFOs apparently do exist

          The vaccines were not “safe and effective” and many people were maimed and injured for a non-sterilizing vaccine that could never have stopped COVID

          Undeniably true. They were saying “safe and effective” before they even knew it had heightened myocarditis risk. The risk to young men in particular is very high and much higher than any risk they faced from COVID.

          New world order (globalism) is real and now they openly hold meetings and promote the idea

          Undeniably true. WEF just had their meeting. Countries are signing away rights to WHO. Politicians openly used the words “new world order” several times during COVID.

          JFK assassination must be shady since they keep refusing to release the final documents on it

          Halfway to reality.

          The government is spying on everything you do

          Undeniably true. There’s a guy in Russia and another in prison in the UK who proved that one already.

          Iraq doesn’t have WMDs and we destroyed their country killing millions for some other reason

          Undeniably true.

          Fluoride in drinking water isn’t safe

          Halfway to reality, it’s already admitted now previous studies to prove safety were deeply flawed, and new studies are showing risk of neurological damage.

          • ArrogantAnalyst@feddit.de
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            9 months ago

            So you just reviewed your own list by writing “Undeniably true” under nearly every bullet point? xD For some reason I find that very funny.

          • Lowlee Kun@feddit.de
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            9 months ago

            Could you link some sources that show how there is a large group of powerful pedophiles? Because for this to be true pedophiles are really not getting any benefits at all which is odd if you ask me. Of course there would be some powerful pedophiles on a planet with 8.000.000.000 People. There also powerful rapists, murderers, holocaust deniers (or is that a hoax too in your opinion), racists etc.