A glitch in the human psyche that equates repetition with truth
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Re: A glitch in the human psyche that equates repetition with truth
#2Better than saying it over and over is to imagine the scenario of the lie repeatedly. Memory is malleable, and this actually creates "false" memories.
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#3It worked for the so-called "Palestinians"
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#4All the best salesmen know this innately.
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#5I wish once people realised this, they had the courage to apply this to their own dearly held beliefs, particularly political or social ones - how many of those are just lies repeated ad nauseum that clearly aren't true?
But I think most peoples reaction is just to say "Yeah! that's totally what those other people do that our side never does because we're right.".
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#6I wish once people realised this, they had the courage to apply this to their own dearly held beliefs, particularly political or social ones - how many of those are just lies repeated ad nauseum that clearly aren't true? But I think most peoples reaction is just to say "Yeah! that's totally what those other people do that our side never does because we're right.".
Have you applied it to your own beliefs? Which ones? Do you no longer believe in them?
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#7"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
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#8I wish once people realised this, they had the courage to apply this to their own dearly held beliefs, particularly political or social ones - how many of those are just lies repeated ad nauseum that clearly aren't true? But I think most peoples reaction is just to say "Yeah! that's totally what those other people do that our side never does because we're right.".
Have you applied it to your own beliefs? Which ones? Do you no longer believe in them?
I have. I'm not going to mention which ones as that would cheapen the general message, which is bigger than politics. And yes, I no longer believe them.
Re: A glitch in the human psyche that equates repetition with truth
#9More on the "big lie" propaganda technique at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie .
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#10There are people who understand this, and there are people who think you can just debate everything forever, and that the one with the most supporting points and references to Latin names of argumentative fallacies wins.