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Yeah! And medieval wizards were more like crackheads than arcanomancers!
Celebrim said:Because new social orders have arose, because we are in a time of social upheaval ourselves, you think that this should lead to greater objectivity about older social orders? You don't, for example, think that any current social or political commentators have a stake in the history of the Catholic Church?
And on message boards, apparently.green slime said:"Just so" stories occur because they fit in with an agenda, and successful ones give the illusion of a truth by making sweeping generalisations that appeal to the audience, rather than examining each piece of evidence in turn on its own merit. They are assimulated and spread because they appear to explain complicated matters simply, which is often what an audience is looking for. All too frequently, they play to the audience's prejudices.
Happens everyday, in newspapers and newsrooms all over the world.
Whizbang Dustyboots said:And on message boards, apparently.
billd91 said:There are an awful lot more alternatives around than than there used to be, particularly with respect to having a stake in the Catholic Church. Does that lead to more objectivity? You bet it does.
Whizbang Dustyboots said:But hey, the media is lying to us! We know because the media told us so! omg!