"I don't care if you're right... just drop it!"... was what I was told by a relative.

[Gort]

Long story short.... there was a disagreement... and of course, I pointed out the facts... and the person said what the title of this thread says.

Facts no longer matter... it appears.

I was shocked... as this person used to be like me... tell me facts.. not fictions.

It's almost like " let me yell,speak my mind, then leave me alone".

I can see this in political disagreements, also.

Reality/facts have little place for disagreements these days( look at the tv "news"... that's a good example of "creating news", instead of reporting the news/facts).

[fruits&nuts]

You see that frequently on certain issues, here and in the real world. People hate to be told that fluoride is toxic poison. They hate to be told that most vaccines are at best worthless and at worst deadly. They hate to be told that our drs kill hundreds of thousands of patients every year. They certainly don't want to know any of the real facts about what causes AIDS. They don't want to think about the tens of thousands that are killed in MVAs every year but obsess about any plane crash. And they aren't going to put down their cell phones and diet cokes no matter what the health risks are.

[G. Gordon Gumbo]

Sounds like someone in the family is getting tired of the "broken record" routine.


GGG

[Gort]

Originally Posted by fruits&nuts

You see that frequently on certain issues, here and in the real world. People hate to be told that fluoride is toxic poison. They hate to be told that most vaccines are at best worthless and at worst deadly. They hate to be told that our drs kill hundreds of thousands of patients every year. They certainly don't want to know any of the real facts about what causes AIDS. They don't want to think about the tens of thousands that are killed in MVAs every year but obsess about any plane crash. And they aren't going to put down their cell phones and diet cokes no matter what the health risks are.

Sounds about correct.

It is also like in my area where I live... it seems the farmers (and home owners) don't like to hear about run-off could be killing the lake...(according to the "news" I saw this Summer).... here's the lake I am talking about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_L...rys_State_Park
The pollution comes from a variety of sources. Runoff from farmland is one of the greatest problems. Nutrients of livestock waste and natural and chemical fertilizers are laden with phosphorus and nitrogen. These elements upset the natural balance of the lake and increase the growth of blue-green algae.[8] The algae is a bacterium. The bacteria produce toxic peptides that can be harmful to plants and animals.[8] Humans are also affected by the toxins. Microcystin can harm the liver and cause other health problems including mild rashes and sneezing and even severe gastrointestinal ailments.[8] Agriculture runoff is not the only source of pollution in the lake. Industrial and commercial drainage contribute to the problem as does drainage from out of date septic tanks and municipal sewage systems.[8]

Seems no one wanted to hear this information...even the folks in my area; farmers.

To them... talk of water pollution due to their farming practices is nonsense.

Some seem to want to ignore problems/facts/reality.

They just want to continue "as-is", and want to be left alone.

[fruits&nuts]

Most of us seem to operate under the assumption that everyone wants to know the truth about everything, but I think that at least 90% have no interest at all in knowing the truth, quite possibly because they could not handle it and they know it.

Farmers never seem to want to know that any of their farming practices are deficient in any way, unless it would boost their income immediately.

[chickweed]

Originally Posted by G. Gordon Gumbo

Sounds like someone in the family is getting tired of the "broken record" routine.


GGG

I think you are right. Sometimes, it borders on harrassment. Find a new subject, already!

[RozieDozie]

Thing is, each person thinks he/she has all the facts and is therefore 'right'. Hmmmm......

[fruits&nuts]

Originally Posted by RozieDozie

Thing is, each person thinks he/she has all the facts and is therefore 'right'. Hmmmm......

Not at all. Gort's point is that some (many) people don't want to know the facts. They are happy in their ignorance. That certainly describes a huge majority of the American electorate.

As an example, people who smoke, drink to excess, eat sugar and processed foods, or even worse artifical sweeteners, don't want to know what's wrong with what they are eating. They certainly don't think they know they have all the facts. They just don't care about the facts.

[axhandle]

Capsule Comment--"People never want to be told what they don't want to hear"

Problem is --Life is Sweet and Sour, and sometimes near intolerable in some respects.

[older than dirt]

Some people are like the plumber who said, all he knew was that
Time will tell
**** will smell
& water will seek its level.
Thats all he needed to know all so!

A lot of people are only interested in what effects them right now & what the neighbors are doing & who they are doing it to.
Others are pretty much stuck on stupid. They have an opinion but its based on allmost nothing like gandpa was a Dim so hes vote's Dim just like gandpa & gandpa hated Republicans for freeing the slaves ( honest I know people like that) LOL some of these voters did not know Obama was more than tan untill after they had voted for him. I have no idea how this will affect their long term voting habits.

We have the educated flexible minds on this form . You notice how everyone learns from one another & someone is constantly changing their position on ideas ROFL
Silver was one smart one in the litter.