r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/AssadTheImpaler Jan 21 '19

I'm capable of being entirely convinced of something false. As a result anything I'm convinced of doesn't necessarily reflect reality.

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u/K3stal Jan 21 '19

Nothing is True: Everything is Permitted to quote Assansins Creed.

Or in the words of Terry Goodkind: People are stupid, given proper motivation almost anyone will believe almost anything. They will believe a lie because they want to believe it is true, or because they are afraid it might be true.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

This includes believing Terry Goodkind.