I love logical fallacy. Ignoratio elenchi, which has been immortalised in South Park and become known as the Chebacca Defense, inspired by OJ Simpson. Worth looking for on YouTube. :)
I've worked with John and some of his colleagues in the past and he truly is a rock star in my mind. Over the years, I've used the resources on Skeptical Science regularly as a training resource for employees in my agency: https://skepticalscience.com/
Thanks for the great resources. In my experience, it also depends about the denial reasons: Do you deny because you don't find the evidence scientifically rigorous (if you are fed disinformation)? (or) Do you deny because there is a grand conspiracy against you by the academic and business elite for commercial interests?
I believe the former can be more amenable to the approaches you mention, while the latter are nearly hopeless. Neil DeGrasse Tyson said in his recent Masterclass, something like "If I show you the evidence, and you still refuse to believe something because you don't believe its integrity, I have no energy to engage with you and will move on".
So basically, a lost cause. The big question is which type is the majority.....
I love logical fallacy. Ignoratio elenchi, which has been immortalised in South Park and become known as the Chebacca Defense, inspired by OJ Simpson. Worth looking for on YouTube. :)
I've worked with John and some of his colleagues in the past and he truly is a rock star in my mind. Over the years, I've used the resources on Skeptical Science regularly as a training resource for employees in my agency: https://skepticalscience.com/
Thanks for the great resources. In my experience, it also depends about the denial reasons: Do you deny because you don't find the evidence scientifically rigorous (if you are fed disinformation)? (or) Do you deny because there is a grand conspiracy against you by the academic and business elite for commercial interests?
I believe the former can be more amenable to the approaches you mention, while the latter are nearly hopeless. Neil DeGrasse Tyson said in his recent Masterclass, something like "If I show you the evidence, and you still refuse to believe something because you don't believe its integrity, I have no energy to engage with you and will move on".
So basically, a lost cause. The big question is which type is the majority.....
Great resources! The game is fantastic - gamifying is incredibly engaging. Thanks for finding and sharing these!