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posted ago by MAG768720 ago by MAG768720 +49 / -0

Have you ever heard the term, "The Law of Primacy?"

I hadn't until yesterday.

Was watching/listening to a video while I was driving, and this woman was being interviewed.

She had lots of health problems and during the Covid scam, she couldn't find a job. So, she went back to school. Ended up with a PhD, having to do with nutrition, more or less.

Anyway ...

During the interview, she casually dropped, "Have you ever heard of the Law of Primacy?"

It says: Whatever you learned FIRST, is what is correct.

By "correct," it does not mean it is literally the TRUTH, but it means that the person THINKS it is the truth, BECAUSE they learned it first.

So, when someone comes along with contrary facts, data, sound logical argument, etc. most people CANNOT let go of what they already believe is true.

She said only about 3% of people are CAPABLE of changing their mind.

Wow!

That explains Cognative Dissonance and why people refuse to consider ideas that go against what they already think is true.

Most of us here have probably understood this at a gut level, but I did not know it had a name, and didn't know that only 3% can change their mind.

Maybe with overwhelming evidence and others around them accepting the new information, maybe it can eventually be more than 3%.

I guess this is why Q said, "You can't TELL people; you have to SHOW them."

Thought it was an interesting factoid.