tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33136957.post7332717240058701214..comments2023-06-16T12:14:34.088+01:00Comments on Sully's Blog: In Print: Seed Sowing EditionSullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17522036336698345351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33136957.post-55553058812791647262009-03-30T13:43:00.000+01:002009-03-30T13:43:00.000+01:00I agree with your observation that Google can hind...I agree with your observation that Google can hinder more than help (especially when it places those awful AdSense ads shilling bullshit on sceptical websites), which is why I included those links.<BR/><BR/>If I want to get to the bottom of some nonsense chain-mail I've received, I don't Google, because Snopes has already done the skeptical heavy-lifting.Sullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17522036336698345351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33136957.post-32229140690037967932009-03-28T13:29:00.000+00:002009-03-28T13:29:00.000+00:00"Take a holistic approach in nixing bad informatio..."Take a holistic approach in nixing bad information"<BR/>Nice.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, the "vast nexuses of information at our fingertips" may actually exacerbate the problem. If you want to maintain a retarded belief, Google is your friend. You'll find an assload of information from similar-minded people to bolster your argument. Faked moon landings, 9/11 as an inside job, aliens covered up at Roswell, the evil machinations of western science, whatever you want to believe.<BR/><BR/>Around some new roads in Athlone, at least four large signs have been spraypainted with the words "Google NWO".<BR/><BR/>When it comes to alternative medicine, crackpot conspiracy theories, and the like, confirmation bias is often at the core of it: come up with the idea (which fulfils certain psychological needs), then seek or accept evidence that confirms it while ignoring evidence that contradicts it. As a result, even the most asinine, desperate, stupid-beyond-words belief can be maintained.<BR/><BR/>*Insert some clever metaphor about seeds and sterile minds*UberApehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712811552227298654noreply@blogger.com