corollary: People of Facebook never debate you, they retreat to their echo chamber to feel good about their opinions.
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Replying to @jonsaxon67 @G_S_Bhogal
most people are just too comfortable with their current opinions, that they see no reason to move. Truth is not that alluring to them.
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Replying to @jonsaxon67 @G_S_Bhogal
The advantage of truth is that it best predicts future outcomes and so best allows us to control our destiny. (what science is all about)
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Replying to @jonsaxon67
True. Thing is, truth is often too complex for common folks to predict with. So it's little use to them (compared w/ comfortable delusions)
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Replying to @G_S_Bhogal
yes, but some truth is quite simple, and still not wanted, so I think it goes beyond intelligence.
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Replying to @jonsaxon67 @G_S_Bhogal
I used to believe lack of intelligence was the problem... those were the good old days...
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Yeah, also took me a while to realise we're not rational i.e. the mind evolved not to comprehend the world but to survive it (and reproduce)
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