Comment on Facts and minds
jj4211@lemmy.world 1 week agoIf someone is proactively expressing an opinion or responding, they are frequently pretty attached to the position they take if it is vaguely important.
It’s not universal, but it’s probable that if you make a strong statement towards the Internet, your view is kind of set and certainly some text from some anonymous guy on the Internet is supremely low on the list of things that are going to change your mind.
jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
By virtue of being somebody who argues on the internet, shouldn’t you then reason that all of your beliefs are suspect, especially the ones you believe most strongly? You must surely expect that you are as unreceptive to new ideas that challenge your beliefs as anyone else. In particular, any evidence in favour of the idea that people can change their mind when confronted with new information you would simply discard.
DancingBear@midwest.social 1 week ago
Yes. In fact, all of us should simultaneously attempt to defecate in our pants… ready? 3…. 👀