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View Poll Results: Do You Believe in People With "Supernatural" Powers? Healers, Mediums, Psychics, etc.
Yes 9 32.14%
Undecided / Unsure / Don't know 5 17.86%
No 14 50.00%
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Old 03-25-2011, 06:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Unfortunately, you can show some people an incredibly valid and perfectly reasonable alternative to a belief, that's backed up by science, and it still won't matter to them.
I definitely agree. No matter the issue, people in general tend to actively seek out and accept only those views (and evidence) that correlates with and confirms what they already believe; avoiding or discounting information that contradicts their viewpoint.
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Old 03-25-2011, 07:08 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I definitely agree. No matter the issue, people in general tend to actively seek out and accept only those views (and evidence) that correlates with and confirms what they already believe; avoiding or discounting information that contradicts their viewpoint.
Definitely.
I believe that's the general definition for being closed-minded.
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Old 03-26-2011, 08:22 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Definitely.
I believe that's the general definition for being closed-minded.
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