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[quote=Anonymous]After several years of "debating" (mostly on FB), I've always been discouraged at how little facts seem to influence many people's beliefs. Maybe this is just because of my politics, it seems to least impact those on the right (although I once considered myself as a Republican). Whether it's on the president's birthplace, whether he's a "socialist," whether presidents can impact gas prices all that much, whether new drilling in the US would impact gas prices, global warming.... When confronted with facts that contradict their worldviews, most double-down on their worldviews and dismiss the facts as not valid. I found a great piece a few years ago on this. I'd love to hear people's thoughts on this. Are voters enemies of democracy? http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/11/how_facts_backfire/[/quote]
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