Do people have that much faith in the computer that they bealive everything is official and cant involve lies and deception?
2007-11-24 11:36:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's true enough to them. That's why they paste long sermons, too.
2007-11-24 11:38:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's not only faith in the computer, although that has a lot to do with it. People have traditionally put their trust in the printed word. I don't know why. If it is written down, it must be true. This tendency in most people is why 'yellow journalism' was so effective years ago. I think readers have become a little more discerning now but most of us still believe what we read, hear on the radio, or see on TV(or a computer monitor).
2007-11-24 11:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by bodavisP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, yes! Sadly, they usually tend to do so.
If you honestly wanted a 'thinking person's' answer (which you probably didn't really care about so much as making a point, but I apologize if that's not true), II'll give you mine:
I have a theory that this actually happens because most people who give answers on here DO NOT give links. I think that the people who give links are just more likely to be considered more intelligent (whether or not this is actually true) because they have at least TAKEN THE TIME to even bother with a link in the first place.
This is purely hypothesis, though.
2007-11-24 11:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't have a single clue about it, you're bound to be more gullible and assume it's true, not only in the internet, but everywhere.
For example. Rewind 15-20 yrs ago, when most households had no internet. If I told you that the african cactus Ghejinian Rosecea reproduce by actual contact with a another plant (They have no sexes) via their protruding long stems flowers and I cited a certain book, certain chapter for a certain well known encyclopedia it'd have the same effect.
If I follow the same example and give you a web page for reference,,, see where I'm going?
2007-11-24 11:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by California 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Betty,
I also have a great distrust of information that is on a website or in a newspaper. Even the greatest websites and newspapers make grave errors at times. I do not know why people are so willing to do so. I certainly do NOT! Have a wonderful evening and a grand week!
Thank YOU,
Eds
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2007-11-24 11:40:45 · answer #5 · answered by Eds 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's called "Cite" not "site" and to answer your question not everyone does. It's upto the person to believe the information presented. Just like on TV, not everything is true!
2007-11-24 11:42:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anything that can be said, can be written and published, and is therefore open to being false.
Verification through multiple, respected sources is the best way to ascertain if written material is true and correct.
2007-11-24 11:40:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
As Fonzie once said: Bull makes the world go 'round.
2007-11-24 11:40:47 · answer #8 · answered by BT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always question if statements are true or not, so usually I ask for a source while doing my wikipedia search
2007-11-24 11:41:34 · answer #9 · answered by larissa 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No we all listen to your wisdom, that way we'll get the real stuff! All hail Betty, Queen of Trolls and all knowledge everywhere! The world is saved, thank God and the Republicians!
2007-11-24 11:40:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Everything on the Internet is true. Wikipedia told me so.
2007-11-24 11:39:03 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋