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Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don't fit their worldview

  • Written by Adrian Bardon, Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
imageThe more politicized an issue, the harder it is for people to absorb contradictory evidence.Drew Angerer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

Bemoaning uneven individual and state compliance with public health recommendations, top U.S. COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci recently blamed the country’s ineffective pandemic response on an American...

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