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How often would you say you dismiss ideas entirely based on who you hear them from vs. the content of the idea itself?

posted 1 day ago by SmiggieBalls 1 day ago by SmiggieBalls +25 / -0

Just curious. I don't doubt we all do it to some degree, but I wonder where people draw the line, if at all.

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– WeedleTLiar 5 points 1 day ago +5 / -0

like "ok but how do you KNOW that you're a man? Did you look at your Y chromosome under a microscope?"

Lol, this sounds a lot like the "germs aren't real" arguments.

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