motivated reasoning

........................"“You can literally put facts in front of people, and they will just ignore them,” said Mark Lubell, the director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior at the University of California, Davis.

Lubell said the situation, which happens on both sides of a debate, is called “motivated reasoning.” Rational people insist on believing things that aren’t true, in part because of feedback from other people who share their views, he said.

Vengosh noted the problem of spinning science isn’t new, or limited to one side in the gas drilling controversy. For example, industry supporters have claimed that drilling never pollutes water wells, when state regulators have confirmed cases where it has.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/ ... ory_1.html

Speaking of motivated reasoning.



I can hardly wait to see the humorous cartoons from the left.

Wow - I need to lose some weight!!!