I totally
support gathering information from a wide array of sources. As we know, many of
the pundits [Hired guns] seen and heard on radio and TV are not really experts.
On TV and the radio, questions asked by the host are often based on what might
be, or predictions. When someone states, I think, it is my opinion or I believe
then I am suspicious of their bias. Fair and balanced means what and was
determined by whom?
In essence,
it’s clear that man has made great strides intellectually. Einstein was a good
example. However, man is also irrational and does not always act in his best
interests. Clearly that’s a result of his emotional makeup. This suggests that emotions contribute to
man’s motivation regarding his tendency to believe erroneous information. Man
frequently becomes irrational or emotional when it comes to discussing
religion, politics, and prejudice. One only has to take into account the bias
or slant of the messenger or the prophet. As a result, emotions and cognition
play a significant role when it comes to understanding fake news. In order to analyze
believing in the absurd, additional research is required as in utilizing the
scientific method, replication of studies, employing the null hypothesis,
clinical insight, use of projective testing, statistical analysis, etc. Do not, under any means, fail to utilize
cognitive dissonance findings as well.
PS
This is my
take on a quote attributed to Einstein and others as it applies to fake news.
Stupidity is believing in the same repetitive message over and over again, even
though the reality of evidence suggests otherwise.
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