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twofbyc said:

Or run around beating up people because they spoke up. “Proud Boys” my smelly behind. They did get the “Boys” part right, though. Immature punks.




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Can you imagine the slap-fight that would occur if you put these two groups together and let them go at it without breaking it up!:biggrin:

CharminTide said:

there's a culture of anti-intellectualism ..... that seems to manifest by normal people thinking their opinions on niche, complex subjects are equivalent to those of experts who have studied these problems for years.

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I agree that a lot of people substitute unsupported opinions for actual knowledge of a particular subject. Someone who has an educational background and/or professional experience on a particular subject just might know better than someone who has neither. This happens not only with complex subjects, but also with matters that should be easy to grasp.

Bodhisattva said:

I agree that a lot of people substitute unsupported opinions for actual knowledge of a particular subject. Someone who has an educational background and/or professional experience on a particular subject just might know better than someone who has neither. This happens not only with complex subjects, but also with matters that should be easy to grasp.

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Your last five words are the crux of the problem; is it the difficulty or is it just denial because someone you don’t like believes it so it can’t be true?


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twofbyc said:

Your last five words are the crux of the problem; is it the difficulty or is it just denial because someone you don’t like believes it so it can’t be true?


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Good question. I think a lot of it is that many people get comfortable with their knowledge/experience level and they aren't willing to go further. And that's fine, I guess, expect when that unwillingness becomes hostility toward those who are more adept on a particular subject. That's where the tribalism comes in, I suppose.

I've always been curious about learning things that are outside of my knowledge area. And it could be on any subject. A few years ago my wife and I went back to her old stomping ground in Binghamton, NY to visit old friends. While my wife and her friend were discussing how things had changed over the years at the hospital, I spoke for hours with the lady's husband. He runs his own business as a taxidermist. I thought his experience of getting into that business and being an entrepreneur was the coolest thing.

Contrast that with a conversation I had after I graduated business school and went to work for an investment bank. This guy's frame of reference was the local branch of a commercial bank. I tried to tell him that being an investment banker is not remotely the same thing as being the drive-up teller at Regions. And I tried to explain to him about the work I did. He didn't believe me. Eh, what can you do? People are going to believe what they want to believe.

Bodhisattva said:

Good question. I think a lot of it is that many people get comfortable with their knowledge/experience level and they aren't willing to go further. And that's fine, I guess, expect when that unwillingness becomes hostility toward those who are more adept on a particular subject. That's where the tribalism comes in, I suppose.

I've always been curious about learning things that are outside of my knowledge area. And it could be on any subject. A few years ago my wife and I went back to her old stomping ground in Binghamton, NY to visit old friends. While my wife and her friend were discussing how things had changed over the years at the hospital, I spoke for hours with the lady's husband. He runs his own business as a taxidermist. I thought his experience of getting into that business and being an entrepreneur was the coolest thing.

Contrast that with a conversation I had after I graduated business school and went to work for an investment bank. This guy's frame of reference was the local branch of a commercial bank. I tried to tell him that being an investment banker is not remotely the same thing as being the drive-up teller at Regions. And I tried to explain to him about the work I did. He didn't believe me. Eh, what can you do? People are going to believe what they want to believe.

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Need more Coach Sabans in the world....a lot of this is just common sense!

Well, here’s an opportunity for those who don’t believe to put up or shut up.

https://apple.news/Af8NwKNA5QF-ZrOgWB2Gq0w


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Bamaro said:

Doubters simply doubt because their tribe tells then to. Science is totally ignored.

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IMO it’s not as much ignored as it has been belittled, demeaned and lied about in an attempt to make it appear fraudulent. That’s an easy sell to the brainwashed brain dead.


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Bamaro said:

Doubters simply doubt because their tribe tells then to. Science is totally ignored.

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so what you are saying is "go tribe"?

Just checked the forecast and we're supposed to get in the 50's here over the weekend!