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Would be very interested to see how this addresses one of the primary underlying pathways of misinformation - confirmation bias. Many people believe information

Would be very interested to see how this addresses one of the primary underlying pathways of misinformation - confirmation bias. Many people believe information because it confirms their worldview; whether it's provably true or false is often irrelevant. In fact, I suspect that having a belief proved wrong often even reinforces that belief in some cases. How much does truth matter in a post-truth society?

c22 6y ago
I feel like we moved from pre-truth society to post-truth society alarmingly quickly. Perhaps we should dwell for longer in the age of truth.
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call_me_dana 6y ago
Truth still exists whether it’s completely hidden. Truth still exists if bad actors have injected 10 other believable stories alongside it. Truth still exists even if every fact checker calls the claim false. People have spent enormous sums of money and time to hide the truth from the public. Just because every effort has been made to hide the truth, doesn’t diminish the fact that the truth matters. In my opinion, it’s just the opposite. It matters more than ever.
- collyw 6y ago
  > Truth still exists whether it’s completely hidden That kind of depends if you are discussing something objective or not. Wikipedia seems to have developed a strong left wing bias on anything political these days. Articles without any kind of politics still seem to be pretty objective. Can there be a single truth in politics, where ideas are very subjective?
tomjen3 6y ago
Whether you believe in Covid or not if you inhale the virus you may develop the decease. If you don't believe in guns you may find some nasty people in your house who do, and you will not be able to defend yourself. The truth still reigns supreme, it is just that people sometimes suffer unnecessarily because they do not know what the truth is.
- throwaway894345 6y ago
  It's much worse than that--those people who are, shall we say, misaligned with the truth impose consequences for others. Especially when those people are in prominent positions in government and culture.
acatsdream 6y ago
Maybe the problem is different. Looking for truth on the internet.

c22 6y ago

I feel like we moved from pre-truth society to post-truth society alarmingly quickly. Perhaps we should dwell for longer in the age of truth.

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call_me_dana 6y ago

Truth still exists whether it’s completely hidden. Truth still exists if bad actors have injected 10 other believable stories alongside it. Truth still exists even if every fact checker calls the claim false. People have spent enormous sums of money and time to hide the truth from the public. Just because every effort has been made to hide the truth, doesn’t diminish the fact that the truth matters. In my opinion, it’s just the opposite. It matters more than ever.

collyw 6y ago
> Truth still exists whether it’s completely hidden That kind of depends if you are discussing something objective or not. Wikipedia seems to have developed a strong left wing bias on anything political these days. Articles without any kind of politics still seem to be pretty objective. Can there be a single truth in politics, where ideas are very subjective?

tomjen3 6y ago

Whether you believe in Covid or not if you inhale the virus you may develop the decease. If you don't believe in guns you may find some nasty people in your house who do, and you will not be able to defend yourself. The truth still reigns supreme, it is just that people sometimes suffer unnecessarily because they do not know what the truth is.

throwaway894345 6y ago
It's much worse than that--those people who are, shall we say, misaligned with the truth impose consequences for others. Especially when those people are in prominent positions in government and culture.

acatsdream 6y ago

Maybe the problem is different. Looking for truth on the internet.