99LeCouch -
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Originally Posted by 99LeCouch
It seems most folks think with their emotions or preconceived notions first. Then, after much pain caused by emotion or stereotype, do they think about the topic at hand. ANWR, tire pressure, oil change interval, all are governed by emotion and habit despite logical folks bringing reams of evidence and experience to the discussion. Unfortunately all the logic and evidence is buried under the effluent of emotion and habit.
Some people do dig up those nuggets of evidence and put them to good use, marvel at how much better/easier/nicer something is that way, and wonder why nobody else on whatever board they're on does it that way. Then the cycle begins again...
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Oh, without a doubt. We spend all our lives filtering out information that doesn't agree with our world view. We get pretty good at it, too!
CarloSW2