[extropy-chat] Aw Nuts! Bush Wins...

[Rik van Riel]

On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Mike Lorrey wrote:

> So you live in a self-reinforcing memeset that never fact checks with a
> cultural group outside your own, because you have a built in immune
> system that presumes that your greater education makes you smarter than
> anybody else and that therefore your opinions are therefore more correct.

It appears that many people seem to be suffering from this
phenomenon.  Quite possibly a majority of the voters.

Replace "greater education" by "one true religion" or other
dogmas as required. ;)

Rik
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