But the naivete and
gullibility do not end there, for Pearce missed the truly fascinating part of the whole story.
But the naivete and
gullibility do not end there, for Pearce missed the truly fascinating part of the whole story.
Not exact matches
I don't know what it is that compels these people to put their ignorance and
gullibility on public display like that.
Personally, I think that intelligence
does indeed play a role for some people's
gullibility to silly beliefs — religious or otherwise.
If anyone was on the side of Satan, it would be all the religious people who follow lies without real reason to
do so but their sheer
gullibility and cluelessness.
An honest person who openly disagrees with you on a few things is a better choice than a dishonest person who claims they believe everything you
do, and secretly disagrees with you... or even disdains you for your
gullibility.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Soviet propaganda promoted the glories of the Russian Revolution and the emerging workers» state — and
did so with considerable success because of the
gullibility (and worse) of Western intellectuals and journalists.
It is only when Christian
do this that they lose their
gullibility, and become able to discern good from evil, truth from falsehood, correct doctrine from heresy.
-- Miami Herald «Lauren's story is not one of perpetual
gullibility and woman
done wrong incidents, but rather an entertaining... and hopeful tale about one young woman's endless quest to find herself.
Nonetheless, Galifianakis continues to work well with this successfully tested character, finding a sweetness in this mega-dork's
gullibility, as abused by folk who don't have the same compassion.
The cast seems game and
do okay with the material they're given, and the broader commentary about the state of our news media and the general public's
gullibility are clearly (though simplistically) made.
Unfortunately, it doesn't take long for Ned to wear out his welcome at each port - of - call, when the same
gullibility which initially makes him so endearing ends up destabilizing his siblings» assorted relationships.
- Second Life
Gullibility Syndrome: Clay Shirky is going fairly postal on Second Life media hype at a revitalized Valleywag, and his latest post takes allegedly «lazy» media types to task for swallowing Linden's definition of «Resident»: «The basic trick is to make it hard to remember that Linden's definition of Resident has nothing to
do with the plain meaning of the word resident.
Yale University student Aliza Shvarts's widely reported senior art project this spring managed to
do both: the artist used herself as material, while taking advantage of audience
gullibility.
52 Adrian Midgley, and what
did you learn that you didn't know before about delusional neoliberal geoengineering fantasy land, and human
gullibility and stupidity?
That
gullibility probably has a lot to
do with regional short - term temperature fluctuations, which are an order of magnitude larger than global average annual anomalies.
Does that mean that «anti-libertarian» (i.e. «socialistic») mindset is a predictor of scientific
gullibility?
To believe that wind turbines can cause illness, when they
do not produce any of these things, requires a great leap of faith; or should that be enormous
gullibility?