[ExI] that's harsh

[Dan TheBookMan]

On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 12:20 AM spike jones via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> Ja.  The two things that are absorbing a lot of my attention these days are on opposite sides of that observation:
>
> >… that most people really want to know -- especially to know things that might conflict with their worldview or their view…
>
> The LIGO results not only conflict with my long-held worldview, they conflict with my universe-view.

Most people, though, don't seek out such information. And often when
they do it's to find a way to manage or deny it.

There are folks like Charles Darwin, who seek out critical information
and views -- and not merely as a debating exercise.

> The covid data is difficult to interpret.  I do not understand why those
> results are still all over the map.  In a sense I suppose that conflicts
> with my world view as well: I just expect a bit more consistency, at
> least in the death statistics.  Those too are scattered all over the place
> from one state to the next.

My view on much of this is the 'story in progress': it'll probably be
a while before there's a reliable narrative on all this. Sadly, it's
complicated by current politics.

Regards,

Dan
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