The backfire effect is where incorrect beliefs are strengthened by contradictory facts. For instance, consider someone who strongly believes the sky is red. You can show them pictures; you can explain the emissions spectrum of the molecules in the atmosphere; you can take them outside and make them look up; and after this, they will believe even more strongly that the sky is red.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Collected wisdom
I have no problem referring to the collected wisdom of others. I have been saying this shit since 2002.
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