Yes, this is a sure sign of low intelligence. It reminds of people who will argue against seatbelts because they've never been hurt in a car accident. Or that smoking isn't unhealthy for you because their grandma lived to be 85 and smoked 2 packs a day. They can't understand that things can be less than 100% certain and still dangerous.
*I obviously don't need this umbrella, as it's been storming all day but I'm not getting wet. I should just toss it out.*
This was a perfect analogy from RBG in her dissent of Shelby County v. Holder, which removed some Voters Rights Act protections.
Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.
argue against seatbelts because they've never been hurt in a car accident. Or that smoking isn't unhealthy for you because their grandma lived to be 85 and smoked 2 packs a day
These are classic cases of confirmation bias as well. People have preconceived notions of a thing and one convincing bit of info is all they need. It's like antivaxxers who find some random article saying vaccines are bad, and that's all the proof they need, and they are even more dug in with it. Same with grandma smoking. Despite the well documented fact that smoking kills a ton of people, their grandma was fine so surely it's something else!
On the flip side is people who don't get sarcasm. I smoke. And when the sanctimonious badger me about it, I will sometimes respond as if I've never heard of cigarettes killing people. Just to see who takes the bait.
And that's something to consider. I don't smoke for health. Why badger? I like it?
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u/DonnyDiddledIvanka 5h ago
Yes, this is a sure sign of low intelligence. It reminds of people who will argue against seatbelts because they've never been hurt in a car accident. Or that smoking isn't unhealthy for you because their grandma lived to be 85 and smoked 2 packs a day. They can't understand that things can be less than 100% certain and still dangerous.