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believable != true
by goodpoint 3mo ago
believable != true
- operatingthetan 3mo agoA very important callout. It's the crux of the whole thing really. Humans are easily susceptible to deception by statements that are structured to be believable.
- aetherson 3mo agoSure. But that's not the subject.
- operatingthetan 3mo agoPlease stop trying to police what the subject is to suit your own arguments.
- fhdkweig 3mo agoThis is what Stephen Colbert called "truthiness". People want to believe what they feel is true even if it is directly contradicted by evidence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness