Why do so many people treat their political parties like cults? I see many debates that end with insults such as lib or cons, left wing or right. I have my favorites but I am not afraid to call them out when their logic or evidence is flawed. We should all demand logical, factual answers and get the best candidate for the job. It seems like this mob mentality will always lead to disappointment. During election it is "RARARA" after election it is "why did nothing change".
Troy Campbell and Justin Friesan concluded in their research published in Scientific America that many people are guilty of finding “a slippery way by which people get away from facts that contradict their beliefs. Of course, sometimes people just dispute the validity of specific facts. But we find that people sometimes go one step further and, as in the opening example, they reframe an issue in untestable ways. This makes potential important facts and science ultimately irrelevant to the issue.” (1). In layman terms, most people will take the argument far past fact to support bias.
[–] Factoverfallacy [S] ago (edited ago)
Why do so many people treat their political parties like cults? I see many debates that end with insults such as lib or cons, left wing or right. I have my favorites but I am not afraid to call them out when their logic or evidence is flawed. We should all demand logical, factual answers and get the best candidate for the job. It seems like this mob mentality will always lead to disappointment. During election it is "RARARA" after election it is "why did nothing change".
Troy Campbell and Justin Friesan concluded in their research published in Scientific America that many people are guilty of finding “a slippery way by which people get away from facts that contradict their beliefs. Of course, sometimes people just dispute the validity of specific facts. But we find that people sometimes go one step further and, as in the opening example, they reframe an issue in untestable ways. This makes potential important facts and science ultimately irrelevant to the issue.” (1). In layman terms, most people will take the argument far past fact to support bias.