Joust the Facts, Ma’am 0
University of Connecticut Professor Keith M. Bellizzi explores why persons are impervious to facts, with a focus on facts vs. political positions. Here’s a bit from the opening of his piece:
Your worldview, including beliefs and opinions, starts to form during childhood as you’re socialized within a particular cultural context. It gets reinforced over time by the social groups you keep, the media you consume, even how your brain functions. It influences how you think of yourself and how you interact with the world.
For many people, a challenge to their worldview feels like an attack on their personal identity and can cause them to harden their position.
I commend his article to your attention. It helps explain dis coarse discourse.
