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LeftishBrit

(41,205 posts)
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 11:02 AM Apr 2020

Argh! (not COVID related)

I occasionally post answers, usually about things related to the brain, on Quora. These include rebuttals of right brain/ left brain theory and of the idea that one can become more creative by 'stimulating' the right brain. Today I was informed that three of my posts on the subject were being hidden as against Quora policy. None of these posts were recent, so I assume that some fanatic of the right/left brain theory is going over posts and reporting anything that he doesn't agree with, and possibly there are fewer people involved in moderation than usual. There was nothing political, personally abusive, etc. about any of the posts. I have appealed. I know that it's trivial compared with the Coronavirus, but to some extent another reflection of the anti-science attitudes that contribute to the spread of the virus.

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Argh! (not COVID related) (Original Post) LeftishBrit Apr 2020 OP
The world is full of internet experts who cherry pick their info to support their theories captain queeg Apr 2020 #1
I just want to say that it's nice there's someone out there PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #2

captain queeg

(10,171 posts)
1. The world is full of internet experts who cherry pick their info to support their theories
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 11:25 AM
Apr 2020

Posting on a site like this I think it’s understood we are just sharing our opinions but periodically we get someone who pushes their ideas and denigrates anything that’s not in alignment. That’s fine but sometimes they get nasty (oh geez I used trumps term) as if they are some kind of expert. Look at what’s come to America from people who have their own definition of “facts”.

Not exactly related to your post but in the same vein.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,848 posts)
2. I just want to say that it's nice there's someone out there
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 11:49 AM
Apr 2020

debunking that right brain left brain nonsense.

Now if we could just get people to understand that Myer-Briggs is utter nonsense.

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