Info for all you Snopes users checking political facts.

What is it with older people and forwarding chain letters via email?

For one, most of the article on snopes are written by a girl (Barbara Mikkelson), though her husband does contribute some. Two, your email provides nothing to back up the claims that there are incorrectly listed articles. Three, it ignores that there is a good job done at providing analysis of other candidates, providing evidence of hoaxes that paint them negatively, as well.

Moreover, snopes even suggests you check the sources listed and verify the claims for yourself (see the "lost" section: http://www.snopes.com/lost/false.asp) so you don't fall for false authority.

The point: don't get all bent out of shape if you're not willing to do more than copy paste another email forwarded by other people as easily duped.

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The point: don't get all bent out of shape if you're not willing to do more than copy paste another email forwarded by other people as easily duped.

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Bear said nothing personally, but I'm the only one to link to snopes in any recent post, and it was in reponse to stuff he was posting. We have to be "rude" because we're tired of the way stubborn old people refuse to do more than the most cursory of checks before passing on more of the spam that clogs the internet, and how they cling to their interpretation of something without analyzing it in the context of what's actually being said.

The intent has nothing to do with being rude, and everything to do with encouraging people to do more than copy/paste/forward email junk. You ask what better way to keep facts straight? How about a few quick searches, looking for multiple sources of evidence to support a position? How about reading news from all sources, not just the one with a bias you favor, before forming your opinions? How about not believing something you get in email, simply because you trust the sender?

Those forwarded emails play with an interesting bit of the human psyche. Sent from the original source, or proclaimed by a stranger, you (general 'you', not a specific one) would hold a higher level of required evidence to believe the contents contained therein. However, when the email gets forwarded, the brain takes a shortcut and says "from a friend I trust, the content must be trustworthy." This shortcut has an obvious advantage when you're considering something like cavemen telling each other what to look out for - trusting those close to you keeps you alive. However, in the modern context it leads to leaping logical gaps that should otherwise be examined. All I do is ask that people do a bit of fact checking on their claims and provide their own analysis/interpretation instead of only pasting something they received in their inbox next to ads for viagra and nigerian millionaires who want to give you money.

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Bear said nothing personally, but I'm the only one to link to snopes in any recent post, and it was in reponse to stuff he was posting. We have to be "rude" because we're tired of the way stubborn old people refuse to do more than the most cursory of checks before passing on more of the spam that clogs the internet, and how they cling to their interpretation of something without analyzing it in the context of what's actually being said.

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Bear said nothing personally, but I'm the only one to link to snopes in any recent post, and it was in reponse to stuff he was posting. We have to be "rude" because we're tired of the way stubborn old people refuse to do more than the most cursory of checks before passing on more of the spam that clogs the internet, and how they cling to their interpretation of something without analyzing it in the context of what's actually being said.

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Well....Gee..... I think we're done here. If you have to rationalize being rude because of (all of or most) old people....... That's a real good example of impericle fact gathering:dude: Sorry, I'm still at "Bite Me" and "I think you're the rude one"......... The thing about 99.9% of internet "facts" is that they are all opinion and opinions are worth about what you pay for them. Something Old People have are a finely tuned BS Meter and experience..........

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Bear said nothing personally, but I'm the only one to link to snopes in any recent post, and it was in reponse to stuff he was posting. We have to be "rude" because we're tired of the way stubborn old people refuse to do more than the most cursory of checks before passing on more of the spam that clogs the internet, and how they cling to their interpretation of something without analyzing it in the context of what's actually being said.

The intent has nothing to do with being rude, and everything to do with encouraging people to do more than copy/paste/forward email junk. You ask what better way to keep facts straight? How about a few quick searches, looking for multiple sources of evidence to support a position? How about reading news from all sources, not just the one with a bias you favor, before forming your opinions? How about not believing something you get in email, simply because you trust the sender?

Those forwarded emails play with an interesting bit of the human psyche. Sent from the original source, or proclaimed by a stranger, you (general 'you', not a specific one) would hold a higher level of required evidence to believe the contents contained therein. However, when the email gets forwarded, the brain takes a shortcut and says "from a friend I trust, the content must be trustworthy." This shortcut has an obvious advantage when you're considering something like cavemen telling each other what to look out for - trusting those close to you keeps you alive. However, in the modern context it leads to leaping logical gaps that should otherwise be examined. All I do is ask that people do a bit of fact checking on their claims and provide their own analysis/interpretation instead of only pasting something they received in their inbox next to ads for viagra and nigerian millionaires who want to give you money.

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Damn, you must think you are awful damn important. As a matter of fact I didn't really give any thought about you ever, during a normal day. Does everything have to be about you? Guess what? IT ISN"T! Your ego should be taken in a resized because you have a very over inflated one.:banghead:

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Bear 45/70 wrote:

Damn, you must think you are awful damn important. As a matter of fact I didn't really give any thought about you ever, during a normal day. Does everything have to be about you? Guess what? IT ISN"T! Your ego should be taken in a resized because you have a very over inflated one.:banghead:

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Irony.

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Well....Gee..... I think we're done here. If you have to rationalize being rude because of (all of or most) old people....... That's a real good example of impericle fact gathering:dude: Sorry, I'm still at "Bite Me" and "I think you're the rude one"......... The thing about 99.9% of internet "facts" is that they are all opinion and opinions are worth about what you pay for them. Something Old People have are a finely tuned BS Meter and experience..........

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Well....Gee..... I think we're done here. If you have to rationalize being rude because of (all of or most) old people....... That's a real good example of impericle fact gathering:dude: Sorry, I'm still at "Bite Me" and "I think you're the rude one"......... The thing about 99.9% of internet "facts" is that they are all opinion and opinions are worth about what you pay for them. Something Old People have are a finely tuned BS Meter and experience..........

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BlaineG wrote:

Well....Gee..... I think we're done here. If you have to rationalize being rude because of (all of or most) old people....... That's a real good example of impericle fact gathering:dude: Sorry, I'm still at "Bite Me" and "I think you're the rude one"......... The thing about 99.9% of internet "facts" is that they are all opinion and opinions are worth about what you pay for them. Something Old People have are a finely tuned BS Meter and experience..........

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Did you miss where I put "rude" in quotes then said I wasn't trying to be rude, you just got your panties in a twist and perceived it as such? A finely tuned BS meter knows to discard that which appeals to your fear, uncertainty, or doubt. Obviously, there are a few of you here that lack that filter, and are afraid that Muslims (fear) are working with Obama (uncertainty) to overthrow the US government using stuff you thought was safe (doubt). That's right, dihydrogen monoxide is being used to kill people across America, and only you can stop it!

What do I know, though? I'm a liberal squirrel out to destroy your freedom! Nevermind my actual views and actions, it's how I'm perceived online, so it must be true.

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