Rationalizing Away Data – to allow haters to continue hating!
Sadly all of us human beings have a dangerous propensity to reject data that is inconsistent with our beliefs, even if it were to help us expand our horizons or have better foundations for knowledge. This study showed how White Nationalists found ways to lie to themselves when they found their DNA tests showed their heritage included ethnicities they reject.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/us/white-nationalists-dna-tests.html
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