No, it operates on rumour and no smoke without fire. We can try to do better tho.
I would tell people if I thought there was something to be wary of. I'd also believe certain people who told me there was. I'd disbelieve others and retain an open mind for unknowns.
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Yuh, you're basically describing how society functions: we give the best information we can, we trust proportionate to the evidence (and its sources) we have... The problem, now, of course, is that society is no longer "the people I know personally in my little town".
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So we're stuck evaluating information (accusations) from non-traditional sources - people we don't know personally, who may even be anonymous, for example. But then it comes down to, why privilege equally sound accusations from someone you happen to know over a stranger?
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Because I have a way to assess their credibility based on knowledge of their character when strangers could be any kind of loon.
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But your friend could be a loon, too. You, in fact, stated that you faced this very situation.
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Yes, I didn't believe the one who had schizophrenia and often believed she had been raped. But I do believe people who I know to be mentally well and honest. Don't you?
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Depends on the claim, of course, and can't compare long time friend with random twitter egg. But going back a little, I was more comparing people you know somewhat (rather than very well known friends) versus strangers who are just as likely to be mentally well and honest.
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Well, I won't trust people I don't know well enough to have established a knowledge of their honesty and mental health, obviously.
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OK, but assume we would tell the same story, who would you trust more - say, the guy who you say "hi" to in the office every day (and little more), or me? What about me or one of the women accusing Bill Cosby of assault? What about the victim in a case on which you're a juror?
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