>> Otherwise people tend to accumulate their own set of convenient facts. >I think people will do this anyway...are we not human? Be careful with this sentime

>> Otherwise people tend to accumulate their own set of convenient facts. >I think people will do this anyway...are we not human? Be careful with this sentiment. It is defeatist cynicism masquerading as self-deprecation. As such it undermines the truly well-meaning among us, conflating their intellectual humility with another's willful ignorance.