acrossthelines wrote:
Displaced Fan wrote:
Idiots who spout their screwed up ideas as "real" then look at you like you're the dumb one for asking why the formed that opinion and what they base it on. Had someone rattle on about how she "knows" Obama is a Muslim and really born in Kenya. Never did get any reason why she thinks that other than hearing it on Fox.
I
hate that. Once someone "knows" something, even if the source that person got it from one day decides to admit to screwing up and retracts what was stated (lol yeah right, though sometimes it does happen, if an individual newspaper or journalist is at fault), that person will typically go on believing it anyway, especially if it was particularly shocking or whatever to begin with. It's kind of amazing, actually, how people can hold on to an idea about something or someone despite
all evidence to the contrary with
nothing supporting what they believe outside of, "Oh, I heard it somewhere," or, "That's what everyone's saying, so there has to be
some truth to it!" Have to choose your battles wisely, I guess.
You made me think of a Dilbert episode.
Dogbert: I have discovered a heretofore undiagnosed condition.
Dilbert: There is no such thing as Chronic Cubicle Syndrome.
Dogbert: Initially victims exhibit denial.
Dilbert: But you have no proof.
Dogbert: Oh, I have something much better than proof. Anecdotal evidence!
Dogbert: Who do you think would be dumb enough to believe anecdotal evidence?
Dogbert: I've narrowed my target market to... PEOPLE!