Re:Facts don’t change our minds (2018)
by mdp2021 on Friday December 10, 2021 @03:54AM
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If X really assumed «facts don’t change people's minds», X would live in a false and defeatist world image.
If X assumed that 'facts do change people's minds', again X would fool himself and need more accurate representation and tools.
Incidentally: the article (also) fails to point out clearly, "some people do not actually care about changing their mind (irregardless of facts, and even of tribe)" - inner statuses are so important to them, that not even tribalism shakes them.
Of course the point is with defeatism, and its absiological and practical consequences: if one gave up (consequences), or resorted to paternalism (other bad consequences)...
But do not forget the pars construens of TFA: "to change people's minds, there can be better strategies".
If X assumed that 'facts do change people's minds', again X would fool himself and need more accurate representation and tools.
Incidentally: the article (also) fails to point out clearly, "some people do not actually care about changing their mind (irregardless of facts, and even of tribe)" - inner statuses are so important to them, that not even tribalism shakes them.
Of course the point is with defeatism, and its absiological and practical consequences: if one gave up (consequences), or resorted to paternalism (other bad consequences)...
But do not forget the pars construens of TFA: "to change people's minds, there can be better strategies".