In the article above, the write Joe Keohane writes, sometimes people with the strongest political views are actually the ones who know the least amount of the truth. He used welfare as an example. Out of the people sampled only 3% were correct in their assumptions, but it was the other 97% people that were so dead set on them being right who were completely wrong.
Keohane also writes how even if proven wrong people will stick to their beliefs (about politics).
I'm not saying this is always the case, but I do see this happening around me. I will be the first to admit that sometimes I do have a very strong opinion based off "facts. When proven wrong I still may not change my opinion on the subject, but it honestly depends. For example, if I had been able to vote in the 2008 election for United States President I would have voted for Barack Obama rather than John Mccain. With that in mind I want to say I do not agree with Obama's Health Care Reform. People have tried to convince me it is good, but I am sticking true to my beliefs.
But like I said before I see people be dead wrong, proven wrong, and still believe what they believe to be true. It's not necessarily a bad trait to have, but people need to be better informed.
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