Re:Daniel Kahneman “I placed too much faith in underpowered ...
by justin66 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @03:21PM
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I cringe reading "belief in well-supported scientific conclusions is not optional."
Belief is always optional, if you want people to believe you have to get them to opt-in to believing.
Kahneman is describing part of a larger framework for human beings to cope with their own flawed human thought processes. You're talking about the art of persuasion.
If "you want people to believe" the most effective way to accomplish that is generally to lie to them in a clever way. That's a whole other discussion.
Belief is always optional, if you want people to believe you have to get them to opt-in to believing.
Kahneman is describing part of a larger framework for human beings to cope with their own flawed human thought processes. You're talking about the art of persuasion.
If "you want people to believe" the most effective way to accomplish that is generally to lie to them in a clever way. That's a whole other discussion.