Do people believe more than they know? Teaching about man. Teaching about society. Teaching about the universe
Yes. Just this morning I saw a video of a guy being interviewed. He wore a tee-shirt with Trump peeing on CNN sign, and the the guy was raving about how CNN is fake news, and they lie about everything. The interviewer asked what specifically they lie about, and the guy said he didn't know because he never watched it. When the interviewer asked how he knew it was fake news, the guy had nothing to say. He believes it's fake news, because that's what he has been told. Prankster Coaxes CNN-Hating Donald Trump Fan Into Making Hilariously Awkward Admission https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/prankster-coaxes-cnn-hating-donald-091712872.html The man railed about “fake news CNN,” said Trump will “cook them” and “shred them” like “a turkey” at next week’s presidential debate it is hosting between Trump and President Joe Biden. Selvig challenged the man on “what specifically” the network has lied about. “I don’t know. I don’t watch it,” he replied, before chuckling. Selvig responded, “All right, well, you got a shirt that’s just peeing on it, and you call it fake news. So what specifically have they lied about? What makes them fake news?” “I don’t know, I don’t watch it. I watch Fox News,” the man replied. “Right. But you call them fake news. Why do you think they’re fake news? What are they saying that’s fake,” Selvig prodded again. The man hesitated and then silently turned away.
I tend to agree with the "Yes" comment, but what follows makes me wonder. Could it be that the whole thing was a prank interview? It certainly fits the pattern of bait for stereotypes based on the description of the shirt the guy was wearing. Why was that included if it didn't really deal with the "interview'? There is so much more to the way media (and advertisers) trigger us in ways we seem to ignore. It's fast thinking. It opens the door for us to jump to conclusions that fit our stereotypes of the world around us. There is so much of that going on in our world that many people seem to have stopped thinking critically and asking questions about the material/information/knowledge presented to us. We accept or reject the information given to us based on the use of certain words, phrases, and images. So many arguments here are based on what we search for and find online. If we agree with it, we use it as proof. If we disagree, we dismiss it. I honestly don't think we know as much as we think we do. IMO.
Definately yes. Remember the words that Paul Simon wrote in 'The Boxer': "a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest" Thank there's religion....
