Apocryphal Now
Today you’re going to get access to information that will, at long last, debunk some of our common, deep-seated, and longheld beliefs. That might feel a little soul crushing. But wait, there’s more. After that, you’re going to be provided with data that will call into question the information used to debunk your original beliefs. Don’t get me wrong. The things you’re sure of are indeed completely wrong. Just not for the reasons you’re about to be given. It turns out “that the mere act of busting myths makes [one] more susceptible to spreading them.” This leads us to a key question, elegantly posed by FiveThirtyEight’s Daniel Engber: Who Will Debunk The Debunkers? (The curators?)