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Some people are convinced they are being lied to by people in power. Even if it's not true 99% of the time, the 1% will harden their beliefs. You are coming up
by throwaway29812 4y ago
Some people are convinced they are being lied to by people in power. Even if it's not true 99% of the time, the 1% will harden their beliefs.
You are coming up against a confirmation bias.
- dns_snek 4y agoIf my doctor lied to me about effectiveness or other aspects of my medication 1% of the time, they would rightly lose their medical license and go to prison if their lies caused any harm.
- throwaway29812 4y agoIf your doctor was right 99% of the time, you would listen to them without much critical pushback. If your bar for trusted anyone else in this world is 100% accuracy, you can't ever trust anyone.