Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things
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abstract ăb-străkt′, ăb′străkt″ adjective
Considered apart from concrete existence.
Not applied or practical; theoretical.
Un observed ,understood , recognized Truth (facts) are real buy may not be part of current reality (of mankind) but upon discovery mans' reality changes. So yes , as Schrödinger's Cat Reality does not and does change,
No, you are taking that quote out of context.
The iPhone existed as a concept BEFORE it existed as a concrete thing you could use.
It takes a different level of intelligence to create it from nothing but an idea, versus to use it when it is already in your hand and connected to phone towers and the internet.
Reality itself did not change. The idea did not exist until someone thought of it. Then, it only existed as a concept. Finally it existed as a concrete thing.
But reality itself is "everything that exists." Something new can come into existence (or go out of existence -- people are born and people die), but that does not change what "reality" actually ... IS.
^ BTW ...
This thread is going off topic.
My response to the OP video is that person who wrote the script has a bias about bias.
Maybe in his mind, people who favor gun control are "rational" and people who do not are "irrational."
If so, this would be a biased study that would violate its own thesis.
So you don't like Constitution ? Or Trump?
That was a weird red herring that has nothing to do with the OP or my comments.
But, I'll bite ...
How did you arrive at that conclusion?
Thank you for the explanation of changing Reality.
No point it debating someone who cannot grasp the concept.
As I said "IQ measures ability to understand and manipulate abstract ideas"...
But thank you for trying