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Publishing a long list of misconceptions is a really bad way to destroy them. Readers will skim and just remember the headlines, all of which are false statemen
by gohrt 13y ago
Publishing a long list of misconceptions is a really bad way to destroy them. Readers will skim and just remember the headlines, all of which are false statements.
Spread facts, not "myths"
- rprospero 13y agoIt depends who the audience is. Most individuals I've known who hold these misconceptions wouldn't have bothered going to that page in the first place. So they're not the audience. I am at least part of the audience by definition. I'll admit that I started with a skim of the list of headlines. I then read in detail on the misconceptions I hadn't heard before. I'm now familiar with these misconceptions and can more clearly articulate a response when I encounter them.
- lake99 13y ago> Spread facts, not "myths" I think this guy [1], with his PhD thesis on the topic, would beg to differ. Also, I don't think the website's sole purpose is to destroy them (misconceptions/people?). Some of us lay people who are knowledgeable, but have learnt the wrong factoid, for one reason or another, could still benefit from it. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY_o4A1wzsg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY_o4A1wzsg
- doorhammer 13y agoYeah. I haven't had time to read the list (I plan on reading it later, ) but the tone from the intro didn't seem to be concerned about destroying people. I'm personally in the camp of folks that picks up information about evolution as I go, since it's not really related to anything I do in my day to day, and I appreciate a concise description of possible misconceptions.
- DanBC 13y agoYou need the myths for SEO.