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A good rule of thumb is that people or institutions fabricate evidence because they are making claims that are both false and harmful. Another good rule of thu
by jl2718 3y ago
A good rule of thumb is that people or institutions fabricate evidence because they are making claims that are both false and harmful.
Another good rule of thumb is that the evidence which is proven to be fabricated is not the only evidence that was fabricated, and not the only situation in which it was.
We rely a great deal on “appeal to authority”, this organization being one of them. The epistemology of a lot of common belief breaks down very quickly once you start to see this. But if it goes too far, once the broken belief system affects the identity of the beholder, it reverts to blind faith and anger. We have a lot of Tooth Faries forced into our collective identity by school teachers.
- iudqnolq 3y agoAn unfortunate corollary is the ability of an organization to poison a shared well. I have a lot of sympathy for the local folks in dangerous situations who took real risks to contribute to Amnesty reports. Amnesty's actions unfairly devalue their work.
- bawolff 3y ago> A good rule of thumb is that people or institutions fabricate evidence because they are making claims that are both false and harmful. Another good rule of thumb is to assume stupidity not malice. Ultimately rules of thumbs are just that, and shouldn't be over relied on for things that matter.