Because as human beings we don't like to think we are wrong. We humans resist change and we hate to admit we are wrong. So rather than say we are wrong, we rationalize a lie and then try to defend it. One thing that I have learned in life is how easy it is to say "I love you", "I am sorry", "I don't know", and I was wrong". It is the quickest path to getting back on the right track and it is never the end of the world for you as an individual. We should teach that! WB
Same reason they believe priests about religions, prophets, gurus, etc. Sheep seek to be led.
For the same reasons that people believe used car salesmen, insurance salesmen, estate agents, and religious leaders, et al, like politicians, their livelihood is dependent upon being frugal with the truth to a gullible audience.
There good at it....
besides if the things they give us sound good... we don't look into it to make sure that...
I could not tell you why this seems to be true. However, it MUST be true or many of the current crop of crooks and liars would not still have employment in Washington.
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Baseball Shooting A Hoax! After 9/11 Why Do People Still Believe Politicians and the News Networks?Upscale white neighborhood + Rich white Politicians = lots of surveillance: cameras, cops, undercover security, aerial surveillance! No one could have casually walked in with a gun.I couldn't have...
by Rhonda D Johnson 11 years ago
Why are People Still Starving in IndiaSince I was a kid, we've heard of the hungry children in India and Africa. With all the NGOs and missionaries helping them, why are they still poor and hungry? These are able men and women whose land has been raped and ravaged and colonized by these...
by NVRFAIR 13 years ago
I have never been the smartest person in the world but I guess I have never understood why people still smoke. There is so much evidence out there proving that if you continue to smoke that you will die, I mean if you want to die just shoot yourself because it won't be as painful. People are...
by Nathaniel Zhu 9 years ago
Why do you think people still argue again evolution?Seriously. This is the 21st century. I'm thinking they're in denial because it's against their religion - or they're just ignorant. What do you think?
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Why Do Some People Still Deny Climate Change?
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My opinion is that Michael Jackson was a kid toucher, bottom line. I loved Jackson's music when I was a kid, but when he started bleaching his skin and wearing shin guards, I realized something wasn't quite right with him. ADULTS SHOULD NOT SLEEP IN THE SAME BED WITH LITTLE CHILDREN.Am...
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