Are you sure?, you saw that

[RicInOR]

Eyewitness testimony is bad.
Just like the fish story. How big was that one,

Our memories are also subject to influences - someone said it was a black shirt and now we are remembering that.


http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/05/1...tack-show-the-power-of-false-memory.html?_r=3

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[JamesRL]

Eyewitnesses are - ironically - the least reliable evidence, although they are still given a lot of credibility in court. Beyond flat out lying, there are too many ways that people's memories of events can be altered and manipulated.


Jim

 

[Certaindeaf]

I see nothing.

 

[JamesRL]

I see nothing.

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Problem is, too many people say they saw something when they're not really sure.


Jim

 

[Monica Cowles]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

We interpret so much in our lives based on our worldviews and beliefs....and because our emotions are so tied up in our beliefs, we cling to our interpretation even when the facts can slap us silly....
Teaching my kids to control their emotions was a large part of training up logical, solid, sturdy young adults....it worked pretty well on my daughters, but I'm still holding out for that boy of mine..

 

[Certaindeaf]

Obama did everything.