On Wednesday 25 April 2007 21:21:47 Thomas Dickey wrote: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 01:58:55PM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > > I definitely agree that's suboptimal. I'd expand that to include other > > sorts of pages, other than webpages, as well. It's pretty rare for this > > particular brand of intellectually lazy person to realize that about the > > printed page, though. > > I recall reading some interesting comments from studies (second hand, e.g., > in Science News) which stated that people tended to believe things that > were presented in a credible fashion, not questioning them - using the > paper or page as an authority which amplified their own general beliefs > on a topic. > > Aside from the circular referencing that occurs when believing that... > > It's certainly hard to see where/how to decide to stop and question the > authority, given that premise (knowing that one is biased). But it's > perhaps a good habit to get into - observing that reading things that > one already agrees with are perhaps as problematic as those that one > does not. >
If there was an easy answer to this quistion most con attists would be out of a job. Even high ranking universities has been known to employ a con man from time to time - so while the discussion is relevant - i don't see any reason that this thread should not be in chat ;-) _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
