WIST QuotationsAug 8

A quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson

Undying hope is co-ruler of the human bosom with infallible credulity. A man finds he has been wrong at every preceding stage of his career, only to deduce the astonishing conclusion that he is at last entirely right.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1878-03), “Crabbed Age and Youth,” Cornhill Magazine, Vol. 37

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WIST QuotationsAug 7

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
The Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 128 (1955)

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Wisdom in SpaceJun 19

Nobody believes the official spokesman... but everybody trusts an unidentified source.
-- Ron Nessen

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WIST QuotationsJun 18

A quotation from Thomas Fuller

If thou trustest every one, thou wilt be known to be a Fool; if thou trustest none, thou wilt be suspected to be a Knave.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 1989 (1727)

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Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 1989 (1727) - Fuller, Thomas (1654) | WIST Quotations

If thou trustest every one, thou wilt be known to be a Fool; if thou trustest none, thou wilt be suspected to be a Knave.

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WIST QuotationsMay 29

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. Self-deception, credulity, and charlatanism are somehow linked together.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 83 (1955)

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Wisdom in SpaceApr 25

Nobody believes the official spokesman... but everybody trusts an unidentified source.
-- Ron Nessen

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WIST QuotationsMar 10

A quotation from Chamfort

Education must be based on two things: ethics and prudence; ethics in order to develop your good qualities, prudence to protect you from other people’s bad ones. If you attach too great an importance to goodness, you produce credulous fools; if you’re too prudent, you produce self-serving, scheming rogues.
 
[L’Éducation doit porter sur deux bases, la morale et la prudence ; la morale, pour appuyer la vertu ; la prudence, pour vous défendre contre les vices d’autrui. En faisant pencher la balance du côté de la morale, vous ne faites que des dupes ou des martyrs; en la faisant pencher de l’autre côté, vous faites des calculateurs égoïstes.]

Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) French writer, epigrammist (b. Nicolas-Sébastien Roch)
Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 “Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées],” ch. 5, ¶ 321 (1795) [tr. Parmée (2003), ¶ 205]

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Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 "Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées]," ch. 5, ¶ 321 (1795) [tr. Parmée (2003), ¶205] - Chamfort, Nicolas | WIST Quotations

Education must be based on two things: ethics and prudence; ethics in order to develop your good qualities, prudence to protect you from other people's bad ones. If you attach too great an importance to goodness, you produce credulous fools; if you're too prudent, you produce self-serving, scheming rogues. [L’Éducation…

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Wisdom in SpaceOct 28, 2024

Nobody believes the official spokesman... but everybody trusts an unidentified source.
-- Ron Nessen

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WIST Quotations has moved!Aug 14, 2024

A quotation from Wilcox, Ella Wheeler:

«
If fallacies come knocking at my door,
I’d rather feed, and shelter full a score,
Than hide behind the black portcullis, doubt,
And run the risk of barring one Truth out.

And if pretension for a time deceive,
And prove me one too ready to believe,
Far less my shame, than if by stubborn act,
I brand as lie, some great colossal Fact.
»

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"Credulity," st. 1-2, Poems of Progress and New Thought Pastels (1909) - Wilcox, Ella Wheeler | WIST Quotations

If fallacies come knocking at my door, I'd rather feed, and shelter full a score, Than hide behind the black portcullis, doubt, And run the risk of barring one Truth out. And if pretension for a time deceive, And prove me one too ready to believe, Far less my shame,…

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Sohan DsouzaJun 12, 2024

〝While dominant interventions, such as fact-checking, media literacy tips and news coverage of misinformation, aim to prevent the spread and endorsement of misinformation, we found that they may inadvertently prime individuals to approach all information, whether false or true, with heightened suspicion and scepticism.〞

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01884-x.epdf?sharing_token=R0UQuAQ-xO5L7rw5M22sA9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Pq1p48FEaxiapudp-FAJohl0AIx7aRCp4Pw-srNR2X6qgK3ahVLR4JT6xk1Z2_-Ji8hGNXcGmfIhkDjh1FKUOs825V7u-pm8lNYd1rSZG0KWvkWzQLRt58G9QvwDnXgG4%3D

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Prominent misinformation interventions reduce misperceptions but increase scepticism - Nature Human Behaviour

This study reveals that current interventions against misinformation erode belief in accurate information. The authors argue that future strategies should shift their focus from only fighting falsehoods to also nurturing trust in reliable news.

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