PLANET OF THE CHIMPS #2

Thursday, May 5, 2011

The Gullible Mind Explained: Why Many Americans Believe What The Government Says No Matter How Ridiculous

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In light of the string of the blatant falsehoods being announced by the U.S. government these days (FDA, DHS, White House, etc.) it's interesting that so many people still believe whatever they are told by "official" sources.

It brings up the question of the functioning of their brains: How could a person swallow official information so gullibly and so completely without even asking commonsense questions about the reliability or factual basis of that information?

These people, it turns out, are operating from what I called The Gullible Mind.

It is a psychological processing malfunction that filters out information based on its source rather than its integrity.

People who operate from The Gullible Mind tend to have misplaced trust in governments, institutions, mainstream news networks, doctors, scientists or anyone who wears the garb of apparent authority.





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Chimp at 8:35 AM
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