Anyone read this month's National Geographic? Interesting editorial on why people choose not to believe scientific findings.
A third of Americans believe humans have existed in their present form since time began. Only 40% of Americans believe the earth is warming due to human activity. The belief that vaccines are more harmful than beneficial.
At the end of the day, we all suffer from confirmation bias - we only seek out evidence that confirms what we already believe. And we fall into two basic camps: those that are suspicious of industry and those that are suspicious of the government. Our beliefs are more directed by aligning with one of those two groups rather than the issue itself. We continue the same line of thinking from how we were raised and by those we associate with. Basically, we aren't objective.
And the Internet makes it possible to find evidence to support anything.
These aren't ground breaking revelations, but it's a good read nonetheless.
A third of Americans believe humans have existed in their present form since time began. Only 40% of Americans believe the earth is warming due to human activity. The belief that vaccines are more harmful than beneficial.
At the end of the day, we all suffer from confirmation bias - we only seek out evidence that confirms what we already believe. And we fall into two basic camps: those that are suspicious of industry and those that are suspicious of the government. Our beliefs are more directed by aligning with one of those two groups rather than the issue itself. We continue the same line of thinking from how we were raised and by those we associate with. Basically, we aren't objective.
And the Internet makes it possible to find evidence to support anything.
These aren't ground breaking revelations, but it's a good read nonetheless.
