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How do you know they are not the general population? I honestly have no idea what anyone else believes in that regard. Even if someone told me what they believe
by irrational 7y ago
How do you know they are not the general population? I honestly have no idea what anyone else believes in that regard. Even if someone told me what they believe, I’ve learned that often people’s beliefs are different than the words they say when they think their beliefs might be unpopular. In other words, maybe they are the general populations beliefs and maybe they aren’t. I just don’t know how anyone can know for sure.
- gerdesj 7y agoWell, your username is irrational! I'm going by anecdote to denote the general population's opinion, ie what people have said to me. I do agree with you that people attenuate their espoused beliefs based on perceived popularity and that is why I put the comment in [] above. Sometimes I think we need to affirm our own beliefs sometimes and that is what I've done by asking for dialogue and not downvotes.