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Why flat Earthers and Holocaust-deniers won't change their mind: Researchers say some people's brains are wired to value feedback over facts |
2018-09-06 |
[Daily Mail] Some people swear vehemently by their beliefs despite overwhelming evidence contradicting their standpoint. It’s a phenomenon that’s given rise to movements such as the ‘flat Earthers’ and climate change deniers, among many others in recent times. While it might seem baffling, new research suggests it may have something to do with how we value feedback compared to hard evidence. In a new study, researchers found that the positive and negative reactions that spring up in response to people’s opinions tend to hold more weight than logic or scientific data. |
Posted by:Skidmark |
#7 A physical feline of Cheshire, Observing her prey under pressure, Found mice she befriended, Surprisingly, tended To join her to dine, and with pleasure. |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-09-06 13:56 |
#6 Holocaust deniers are lumped with climate change deniers and round earth deniers? Each of these is very different. Apples and oranges. Lumping them together to come up with a unifying theory of why people hold on to certain beliefs is bad science. Has the politization of science been considered? |
Posted by: JohnQC 2018-09-06 10:37 |
#5 "Like" |
Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-06 08:48 |
#4 Which is odd as "progressives" are have neoteny and are stuck at age 5. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-09-06 08:26 |
#3 Few people 'change their minds' after they get to the ripe old age of 6. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2018-09-06 07:11 |
#2 and Marxists (economic creationists). |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-09-06 06:38 |
#1 And Democrats. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2018-09-06 04:34 |