Although it is pointless to deny facts, many people reject even the most well-established truths.
A user asked the forum, “What is denied by many people but is actually 100% real?”
Here are the top responses.
YOU CAN LOVE SOMEONE WITHOUT LOVING YOURSELF FIRST
“You can love someone else without loving yourself first. There are plenty of parents that hate themselves and love their kids.
Not recommending it, but it’s a stupid thing to deny.”
HERD MENTALITY
“The IQ of a mob is the IQ of its dumbest member divided by the number of mobsters. – Terry Pratchett.”
IF IT IS HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
“I hate this in terms of random painful or lethal medical problems, like aneurysms or that weird thing that makes your brain collapse into the bottom of your skull.”
COLDS ARE CAUSED BY VIRUSES AND NOT BEING COLD
“This right here and combined with the fact that we spend most of our time indoors with other people in the winter months. All of this contributes to cold/flu season.”
PSYCHICS CAN NOT PREDICT WHEN I WILL VISIT THEM
“Do you have an appointment?
Why would I need one?”
“The second I pass a psychic, one walks out and says, ‘Rolf, it’s time.’ I will go in.”
YOU CAN’T FIGHT UNLESS YOU ARE TRAINED
“You don’t know how to fight unless you’ve been trained or have experience in fighting. Most people imagine themselves beating others only to have reality smash them in the nose. A lot of people even injure themselves just trying to throw punches.”
FLYING FISH EXIST
“When I went to sea, I would see the occasional flying fish. It was surprising how many people thought I was pulling their leg when I told them about it.”
CONFIRMATION BIAS
“Read into a situation what you want to see.”
“That our memory is very fallible and does not work like a video camera.”
A LIE DETECTOR ISN’T RELIABLE
“I’m stunned by the number of people who think it is. I see it so often in news stories about crimes – people in the comments section say to make him take a polygraph, then we’ll know for sure.”
BEING 35 -50 WASN’T ELDERLY BACK IN THE DAY
“It was common for people to live into their 70s and 80s. We get “average lifespan” data with such low numbers because so many babies died, skewing the average values downward.”
IT’S OK TO EAT MSG
“People eat piles of it without even realizing it.”
“But as soon as they enter a Chinese restaurant, it’s no msg for me, thanks.”
SHAVING DOESN’T MAKE YOUR HAIR GROW BACK THICKER
“Doesn’t it feel thicker because of the ends of the hair being “flat” instead of “pointed”?”
“Yes. It also looks thicker because the flat end is so blunt instead of tapering off to look and feel thinner.”
AUTISM DIAGNOSES
“Myself and lots of autistic people I know are often told by people who seem to base their entire knowledge of autism off the movie Rain Man are like “but you don’t seem autistic.”
Autism research has dramatically changed since the 80s, but public perception has changed very little.”
AMERICA USES PROPAGANDA AGAINST THEIR POPULATION
“I didn’t realize until recently how much propaganda was thrown at me as a child of the 80s in America. Everything was about how amazing America was and how awful Russia was. And weird propaganda, like how Russians were obsessed with Coca-Cola and Levi’s jeans.”
HAVING CHILDREN IS NOT FOR EVERYONE
“Having children is not for everyone, that it’s not all sunshine and the meaning of life, and millions of people regret being parents.”
PRETTY PRIVILEGE
“How facially attractive people get guaranteed a lot of predetermined social, financial, and romantic success at birth.”
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