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why do facts sometimes not change our minds - Coggle Diagram
why do facts sometimes not change our minds
Politics
human sciences
emotion
emotion affects how we view facts
Ex: Sex work
David Humes ideology, facts and logic aren't enough to convince people and so emotions play a role in influencing whether we see fact as truth
emotions are what causes us to view and judge topics, things, and people. emotions and disrupt or cause us to judge things incorrectly.
emotions come easier than facts
Ex: abortion
people's emotions are the first thing they know, thus causing facts to conflict with their emotions/gut feelings
emotions are what we rely on the most and they play a role in how we react to information, since one of our first instincts is to respond with emotion, facts and information wont have the same affect as emotions.
sense perception
individuals experiences hold more weight than facts
Ex: people thinking racism isn't real cause they haven't experienced or seen it themselves
people use their sense to guide them through life so if they cant recall something that is fact they deny it.
the senses and experiences we have shape our way of thinking causing us to not believe facts and some tend not believe facts unless they get first hand experience of it and its affects
the arts
emotion
people feel as though the facts are against them and beliefs they've been taught
Ex: countries banning music and movies
Ex: men seeing feminism as an attack to them and protesting movies, books, and songs that support feminism
when people feel as though something is against them or they're beliefs they get defensive
the facts being told to seem wrong or incorrect because it doesn't line up with the individuals beliefs. when fact doesn't go with what was already considered true it is rejected.
sense perception
the facts aren't beneficial in their perspective
Ex: war photos
when something does not benefit someone in any kind of way people tend to either ignore it or go against it
Confirmation bias plays a role here because if a fact is not beneficial and/or harmful to them they will not believe it because it does not fit in their perception of something or back up what they already believe
Ex: Americans not wanting to use the metric system