http://www.funtasticus.com/2008/03/13/think-for-yourself/ Funtasticus.com provides the best entertainment on the web. Daily issues with jokes, humor, videos, pictures and much more! Dont miss out! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:05:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.funtasticus.com/2008/03/13/think-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2891 Capn Steve Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:30:33 +0000 http://funtasticus.com/20080313/think-for-yourself/#comment-2891 Wait do you mean to say that all advertising isn't true? That humans aren't capable of complete objectivity? Who would have ever known Wait do you mean to say that all advertising isn’t true?
That humans aren’t capable of complete objectivity?
Who would have ever known

]]> http://www.funtasticus.com/2008/03/13/think-for-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-2890 billmons Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:06:05 +0000 http://funtasticus.com/20080313/think-for-yourself/#comment-2890 the editor still decides which stories to run though. their current top stories - the stories that they feel everyone should read - are about missing/abducted children and a teenager who was raped and killed abroad. in those stories they fail to mention the 'fact' about how rare these type of events truly are. without putting news like that into context, they are still making my mind up for me. ie. that the world is a terrifying and horrible place. facts taken out of all context and blown out of proportion are just as bad as lies or forced opinions. the editor still decides which stories to run though. their current top stories – the stories that they feel everyone should read – are about missing/abducted children and a teenager who was raped and killed abroad.
in those stories they fail to mention the ‘fact’ about how rare these type of events truly are. without putting news like that into context, they are still making my mind up for me. ie. that the world is a terrifying and horrible place. facts taken out of all context and blown out of proportion are just as bad as lies or forced opinions.

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