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"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[-] maegul@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

I don’t know … all of it 🤷

Seriously, our world and reality are complex enough that we make up ideas and theories that are useful but likely untrue in some way that isn’t negligible. But so in need of useful operating theories are we that we peddle and believe them.

Constantly questioning everything is way too tiring for a species that’s still very much in the survival mode or stage of evolution.

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[-] kuneho@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Orbán

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