[pp.int.general] Can we really make evidence based policies?

[Jack Allnutt]

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Sure, it's possible to debunk myths and misinformation, you just have to
do it in the right way.

This is a good guide to doing so, the Debunking Handbook:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/Debunking_Handbook.pdf

- -- Jack

On 08/10/13 00:00, Cal. wrote:
> «Nyan and his collaborators have been running experiments trying to
> answer this terrifying question about American voters: Do facts
> matter?
>
> The answer, basically, is no.  When people are misinformed, giving
> them facts to correct those errors only makes them cling to their
> beliefs more tenaciously.»
>
>
http://admin.alternet.org/media/most-depressing-discovery-about-brain-ever?paging=off&current_page=1#bookmark
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