Mark Traphagen ‘s introduction says it so well, I’m going to let his words be my intro. Well……mostly. 😀 I’ll add a bit, too.
This truly is important…..there is still a difference between fact and opinion; between fact and believe; between verifiable, repeatable evidence and unsubstantiated rumor. We need far more education in the art of critical thinking, and all of us are responsible.
Originally shared by Mark Traphagen
Combatting the Post-Factual Era
Christopher Penn shares two great dangers that feed our human tendency to privilege belief over rational analysis:
1. Innumeracy: a general lack of understanding of how to absorb and analyze data
2. Incuriosity: a general lack of curiosity and healthy skepticism on the part of both information providers and consumers.
He ends with a call for those who see this crisis and understand its implications, whether its for our businesses, our industries, or our world, to be passionately and personally involved in trying to reverse the fall into a post-factual era.
http://www.christopherspenn.com/2016/08/combatting-the-post-factual-era/