Why facts don't change minds

[onesiedale]

Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds

Why don't facts change our minds? This article explains the logic of false beliefs and proposes a better system for constructive conversation.

jamesclear.com

An interesting view put forward here.
I've posted in the holistic section as it requires some deep thinking, rather than flippant reaction. However, it is probably more relevant in ALL of the main conventional sections of the forum
Enjoy!

 

[Sharpy]

Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds

Why don't facts change our minds? This article explains the logic of false beliefs and proposes a better system for constructive conversation.

jamesclear.com

An interesting view put forward here.
I've posted in the holistic section as it requires some deep thinking, rather than flippant reaction. However, it is probably more relevant in ALL of the main conventional sections of the forum
Enjoy!

Rather interesting, the footnotes are worth reading too.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

That pretty much sums up the catastrophe that is modern politics in the UK and the USA. Nobody is prepared to listen to each other, we are all too busy shoring up our own tribe!

 

[newholland]

@onesiedale an excellent article, many thanks to you for sharing.

 

[adam_farming]

His book Atomic Habits is well worth a read or listen, and his email newsletter once a week is interesting reading too.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Really interesting, reminds me of Planck's law below

What does happen is that its opponents gradually die out, and that the growing generation is familiarized with the ideas from the beginning: another instance of the fact that the future lies with the youth. Informally, this is often paraphrased as "Science progresses one funeral at a time".
Max Planck's Law

 

[Generally01]

I think everybody on this whole planit knows egzactly what this article is talking about. I mean who doesn't know and or is a really stubborn person that insists to stick to their beliefs even when everybody else sees them to be in the wrong and all evidence points to the fact that they/we quit our research long before we understood the whole picture.