“when mankind encountereth a fact contradicting its belief it shall bravely reconsidereth the fact”
— william shakespeare
much ado about confirmation biaseth
peer revieweth hath become personaleth
harketh horatio
i suffereth from a rare condition
what conditioneth?
i keep thinking people will change their minds when presented with facts
horatio
that soundeth reasonable
preciselyeth
that is the disease
what happeneth instead?
they questioneth the source
then the method
then thy motives
then thy character
then whether facts themselves are elitisteth
and if the evidence remaineth overwhelming?
they posteth a meme
fucketh
yeseth
is there a cure?
occasionally
what is it?
time
humility
personal experience
social permission
and sometimes being proven wrong by something expensiveeth
facts alone do not worketh?
sometimes they do
often they merely arriveeth at the gates of identity and are denied entryeth
horatio stareth
so reason is not in chargeeth?
horatio
thou really must stop assuming someone is in chargeeth
ah
fucketh