Anti-vaxxers, flat-earthers, etc. — living proof of the immense truth behind this statement. | by Alex Moody

Sep 27, 2017

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Haidt claims that humans are not best persuaded by blunt facts; in fact they will immediately dismiss them if they think that the other party acts in ill-will. Haidt explains that blunt facts and rudeness can trigger people into a sort of combat mode, where t…

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Anti-vaxxers, flat-earthers, etc. — living proof of the immense truth behind this statement.

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