Great Article About "Fact Resistance" on Trumpet Forums That Applies Here

ttf_cwaage · Post by **ttf_cwaage** » Sat May 14, 2016 7:38 am

https://joeytartell.com/2016/05/13/fact-resistance/

We can learn from this.

ttf_Doug Elliott · Post by **ttf_Doug Elliott** » Sat May 14, 2016 8:03 am

How very true. Great article.

"Opinions are not facts, and facts are not opinions."

ttf_anonymous · Post by **ttf_anonymous** » Sat May 14, 2016 8:35 am

Thanks for sharing this article.

Social science research shows that it's part of the human condition to accept some things without question. At the same time, people refuse to accept things no matter how much evidence is presented--often called denial. We interpret everything we see and hear, and we tend to believe those interpretations: "Seeing something is seeing it as something." People believe what they believe because they want to believe it--they gain something by continuing in a false belief.

ttf_harrison.t.reed · Post by **ttf_harrison.t.reed** » Sat May 14, 2016 9:39 am

Quote from: kbiggs on May 14, 2016, 08:35AMAt the same time, people refuse to accept things no matter how much evidence is presented--often called denial.

You're wrong and you know it. There's no way we can accept that statement. No denying it.

Everyone playing high notes on the trumpet is on small equipment. From my perspective, not a one trumpet note has been played on large equipment. Has anyone seen a trumpet before?

ttf_robcat2075 · Post by **ttf_robcat2075** » Sat May 14, 2016 12:21 pm

I'm not sure I've seen anything here on the trombone forum so absurdly dogmatic as is cited in that post about trumpet forums... but it's a known fact that trumpet players have no good sense.

ttf_anonymous · Post by **ttf_anonymous** » Sat May 14, 2016 2:05 pm

"Wow, yeah, I hate folks like that! I know this isn't aimed towards me, because I only convey the summary of evidence about what I know to be true! Those people don't know what they're talking about."

The takeaway is, what,
(1) don't believe everything you read, and
(2) be conscious when you're stating an opinion, and don't state it like a fact?

ttf_TromboneMonkey · Post by **ttf_TromboneMonkey** » Sat May 14, 2016 2:19 pm

I think the takeaway is to have rational discussion, being open to criticism and being willing to offer constructive criticism, without being overly defensive of subjective ideas.

ttf_anonymous · Post by **ttf_anonymous** » Sat May 14, 2016 3:59 pm

Well, this leads into a discussion about the challenge of scepticism and whether what we call knowledge is actually belief.

On second thoughts, f#*k it. I'll have a glass of tequila instead.

ttf_anonymous · Post by **ttf_anonymous** » Sun May 15, 2016 1:24 am

That's a great article. Internet is full of information, it's interesting but how to sort it out? I think the only way is to be a little skeptic.

Leif

ttf_anonymous · Post by **ttf_anonymous** » Sun May 15, 2016 1:24 am

That's a great article. Internet is full of information, it's interesting but how to sort it out? I think the only way is to be a little skeptic.

Leif