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Bigmack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-10 12:33 PM
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Psych majors....
What's the name of the phenomenon where people believe in something, then learn that the facts disprove what they believe, causing them to believe the incorrect belief even stronger?

I think it's something beyond cognitive dissonance.
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snagglepuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-10 12:36 PM
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1. I think it's called stupidity.
I could be wrong.
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-10 12:37 PM
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2. I think it has something to do with this.
Edited on Sun Aug-15-10 12:39 PM by RandomThoughts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMWoaHyIKMs

Or something like that.
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SDuderstadt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-10 12:42 PM
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3. "When Corrections Fail: The Persistence of Political Misperceptions "
http://www.springerlink.com/content/064786861r21m257/?p=3da72999788a46bea1d812a8a07e8c8d&pi=0
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-10 12:46 PM
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4. The willingly blind are the most adamant in their blindness
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SDuderstadt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-10 12:47 PM
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5. My favorite is...
"Anything is possible, when you don't hnow what you're talking about".
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-10 12:50 PM
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7. Good one.
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-15-10 12:49 PM
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6. Simon and Garfunkel said it well.
All lies and jest; still the man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
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