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Yep. Also related and relevant is how the brain works with regard to encoding falsehood; essentially, there's no delete button. Once a statement of possible fac
by davesque 5y ago
Yep. Also related and relevant is how the brain works with regard to encoding falsehood; essentially, there's no delete button. Once a statement of possible fact has been discovered, it takes more energy and reinforcement for the brain to remember that it's false as opposed to just assuming it's true.
- torstenvl 5y agoThere's no evidence, at least as far as I am aware, for that proposition outside of fear-inducing lessons. It takes a lot of mental effort to unlearn "all snakes are dangerous" and not nearly as much effort to unlearn "giraffe necks got longer due to inherited individual adaptation."
- PaulHoule 5y agoIt's not "doubt" that is harmful, but "doubt" that ties into people's feelings of anxiety. Long after a person is exposed to this kind of propaganda, the false "facts" will be forgotten but the emotional effect of the anxiety will remain. That's the goal of the merchants of chaos.