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One point to bear in mind is, lies have proven more effective in the ABSENCE of evidence. I don't know how many times I've run across the idea of 'guess what, P
by Applejinx 1y ago
One point to bear in mind is, lies have proven more effective in the ABSENCE of evidence. I don't know how many times I've run across the idea of 'guess what, Portland (or New York City, or whatever) is burned to the ground because of the enemies!'
This gets believed not because there's evidence, but because it's making a statement about enemies that is believed.
So for whoever finds lies compelling, I don't think it's about evidence or lack of evidence. It's about why they want to believe in those enemies, and evidence just gets in the way.
- EGreg 1y agoWell, when the evidence can be faked, it becomes harder to claim it. You've seen the "post-truth" attitudes already from the right, after "fake news" of 2016 makes them regard everything from climate change to vaccine data, as faked data with an agenda. It's interesting because for decades or centuries the right wing was usually the one which believed in our existing institutions, and it was the left that was counter-cultural and anti-authoritarian.