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Related: About this forumAlarming Reports of Global Plague of Fact-Resistant Humans
Alarming Reports of Global Plague of Fact-Resistant Humans
October 14
by: Bo Gardiner
Scientists have discovered a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life, a sobering new study reports.
The research, conducted by the University of Minnesota, identifies a virulent strain of humans who are virtually immune to any form of verifiable knowledge, leaving scientists at a loss as to how to combat them.
These humans appear to have all the faculties necessary to receive and process information, Davis Logsdon, one of the scientists who contributed to the study, said. And yet, somehow, they have developed defenses that, for all intents and purposes, have rendered those faculties totally inactive.
With this alarming variation of Homo sapiens, information is taken in, but then discarded without internal absorption. Worse, this virulent immunity to evidence could be strengthening.
Logdon is discouraged, says Borowitz, but allows this bright ray of hope:
Its unfortunate, however, that once the air and water are gone, there will be no more scientists to report whether it worked.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/10/14/alarming-reports-of-global-plague-of-fact-resistant-humans/?ref_widget=gr_trending&ref_blog=grails&ref_post=atheist
October 14
by: Bo Gardiner
Scientists have discovered a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life, a sobering new study reports.
The research, conducted by the University of Minnesota, identifies a virulent strain of humans who are virtually immune to any form of verifiable knowledge, leaving scientists at a loss as to how to combat them.
These humans appear to have all the faculties necessary to receive and process information, Davis Logsdon, one of the scientists who contributed to the study, said. And yet, somehow, they have developed defenses that, for all intents and purposes, have rendered those faculties totally inactive.
With this alarming variation of Homo sapiens, information is taken in, but then discarded without internal absorption. Worse, this virulent immunity to evidence could be strengthening.
Logdon is discouraged, says Borowitz, but allows this bright ray of hope:
Our research is very preliminary, but its possible that they will become more receptive to facts once they are in an environment without food, water, or oxygen, he said.
Its unfortunate, however, that once the air and water are gone, there will be no more scientists to report whether it worked.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2015/10/14/alarming-reports-of-global-plague-of-fact-resistant-humans/?ref_widget=gr_trending&ref_blog=grails&ref_post=atheist
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Alarming Reports of Global Plague of Fact-Resistant Humans (Original Post)
beam me up scottie
Oct 2015
OP
All you have to do is remove all their money, and suddenly, they can see Reality
Demeter
Oct 2015
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Demeter
(85,373 posts)1. All you have to do is remove all their money, and suddenly, they can see Reality
biting them in the .....
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)4. There's an idea...
If we can prove that it will cost them money to keep denying science then they may come around.
But only if it's in their lifetimes, otherwise they don't care.
progressoid
(50,747 posts)2. I know what I'm watching this weekend.
onager
(9,356 posts)3. Heh! I just watched this one recently...
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)5. I'll save that one for a rainy day!
It's supposed to be beautiful here and I want to spend some time on the water before it gets too cold.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)6. I know some of those people.
Do you think that it is contagious???? That would be one of my greatest fears.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)7. Yes, I do, and I'm not alone.