Missing in our society these days
Aug 25, 2021 08:06:24 #
I remember a quote I read about communication: “The trouble with communication is that we listen to reply not to understand.”
Aug 25, 2021 08:26:18 #
Unfortunately, that seems to be a myth. When politicians change their minds, it's called "waffling." If you can't accept facts and make an intelligent decision based on them, you're in no position to make decisions. So many people simply reject facts. "Raining? No, it isn't raining. It's just very humid." We're doomed!
Aug 25, 2021 08:28:20 #
RonKoris wrote:
I remember a quote I read about communication: “The trouble with communication is that we listen to reply not to understand.”
I'm afraid that most people aren't even listening. They're just waiting for their chance to promote their opinion. Opinion seems to be just as valid as facts these days.
Aug 25, 2021 08:34:34 #
bamfordr
Loc: Campbell CA
samantha90 wrote:
There seems to be no middle ground anymore.
I add a corollary to that: people who double or triple their confirmation efforts when they receive information that confirms their opinion.
Aug 25, 2021 08:47:02 #
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Aug 25, 2021 08:55:08 #
onetimeduck
Loc: OKC
samantha90 wrote:
There seems to be no middle ground anymore.
So right, Samantha. Even medicine is political now.
Aug 25, 2021 09:16:04 #
bamfordr
Loc: Campbell CA
jerryc41 wrote:
Unfortunately, that seems to be a myth. When politicians change their minds, it's called "waffling." If you can't accept facts and make an intelligent decision based on them, you're in no position to make decisions. So many people simply reject facts. "Raining? No, it isn't raining. It's just very humid." We're doomed!
Seems that people apply this to scientists, too. “See . I can’t trust you. You changed your mind.” New data. New evidence. Who cares?
Aug 25, 2021 09:32:18 #
samantha90 wrote:
There seems to be no middle ground anymore.
I do not agree that I will change my mind with just ‘new information’(hearsay/propaganda).
Only when that ‘new information’ is supported with relevant, rational and logical scientific data and fits within my personal moralistic framework, will I be moved.
And, just because you do it, does not mean I will.
Aug 25, 2021 11:12:33 #
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Aug 25, 2021 11:33:25 #
Effate
Loc: El Dorado Hills, Ca.
onetimeduck wrote:
So right, Samantha. Even medicine is political now.
NOW? Just read a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association breaking down the billions of dollars that the pharmaceutical and health products industries have spent to influence legislative and election outcomes in the state and federal levels. It is certainly nothing new.
Aug 25, 2021 11:41:04 #
samantha90 wrote:
There seems to be no middle ground anymore.
My favorite kind of people vs those who cannot bear the thought of not being right.
Aug 25, 2021 11:49:10 #
👍 Be moderate. At least I think the far right and far left are the ones who are most likely to dig in, un-moved in the face of mounting facts.
Unless I learn otherwise...
Unless I learn otherwise...
Aug 25, 2021 12:10:07 #
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