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To what extent is it okay to be wrong about things? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by anticommon@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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We live in an age of misinformation, but it's not always on purpose. Sometimes we hear things or come to conclusions that end up becoming fact in our heads. Other times it can be malicious with intent to deceive or subvert. Sometimes it's in the middle.

Where do you draw the line with regards to people being wrong about things and feeling compelled to correct or respond to their wrongness?

Am I wrong?

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[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Being wrong is fine and expected. Everyone is wrong about something and everyone has been wrong at some point in their lives before.

What's not okay is not admitting to being wrong or holding onto wrong beliefs even in the face of evidence to the contrary. Lots of people get defensive about their opinions or the facts they believe and assign their identity to those things. This is harmful and should be avoided.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The root cause is what we call evidence and if it can be trusted or not. Some people will trust some evidence and others won't. This is why a person don't agree sometimes that they are wrong. It's all relative to what evidence you believe or don't believe.

[–] Devi@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kinda, but "I saw it on facebook" or "My psychic told me" is not evidence and people need to know that.

[–] infinipurple@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Critical thinking is a lost skill, it seems.