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>people won't be swayed in their political or social >positions by academic papers -- they'll only use to justify >their pre-existing set of beliefs. This is
by WhitneyLand 10y ago
>people won't be swayed in their political or social
>positions by academic papers -- they'll only use to justify
>their pre-existing set of beliefs. This is true for
>virtually everyone.
Speak for yourself. There are plenty of us who are willing to consider our positions falsifiable and actively seek objective answers in good faith.
Your point that academia is fallible is well taken, but this doesn't mean "virtually everyone" is so biased/personally invested as to lack critical thinking skills.
- leereeves 10y agoThe investment required to truly consider the evidence is so high that none of us can manage that investment for more than a few questions. We all have to rely on expert opinion in most cases. Even leading experts on one question have to rely on other experts for other questions.
- coldtea 10y ago>Your point that academia is fallible is well taken, but this doesn't mean "virtually everyone" is so biased/personally invested as to lack critical thinking skills. And yet, if history has taught us anything, it's exactly that.