Facts don’t change our minds. So if someone you know, like, and trust believes a radical idea, you are more likely to weight it, consider it and give it merit. The people who are most likely to change our minds are the ones we agree with on 98 percent of topics. Friendship does. Re: Why Facts Don't Change Our Minds « Reply #38 on: January 02, 2021, 02:52:39 PM » I recommend once again the book “God’s secretaries”, an account of the translation of the King James version of the Bible. Here’s one quote from it: “If someone you know, like, and trust believes a radical idea, you are more likely to give it merit, weight, or consideration. In each pair, one note had been composed by a random individual, the other by a person who had subsequently taken his own life. Joined Aug 31, 2017 Messages 10,292 Reaction score 2,076 Points 290. Marion Morrison Diamond Member. In a perfectly rational world, people who encounter evidence that challenges their beliefs would first evaluate this evidence, and then adjust their beliefs accordingly. The Spectrum of Beliefs. Reactions: Death Angel. Joined Feb 10, 2017 Messages 58,863 Reaction score 16,736 Points 2,190. Recently this article from the New Yorker was submitted by Suhail Rizvi to some of us via personal emails. A desire for identity consistency may help explain why we can be so uncomfortable engaging with opinions that challenge our beliefs. One recent … Posted on February 26, 2017 by Editors. It turned out that it was easier to change people’s minds about facts such as the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison, than other more personal beliefs. Doubt isn’t always resolved in the face of facts for even the … In 1975, researchers at Stanford invited a group of undergraduates to take part in a study about suicide. The Backfire Effect: Why Facts Don’t Always Change Minds . 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