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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Agreed.
In terms of the Government reports Ian linked to, they will have been through robust processes with many people challenging them and checking them to minimise human fallibility. In terms of other sources, that's not often a given.
I think it's also useful to understand the purpose of the information including knowing who it's intended audience is.
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Look, let's be honest here. You can present as many reasoned arguments with supporting, fact-based analysis as you like but if people have been sold something that aligns with their political & personal aspirations then you are going to have your work cut out to dissuade them.
The closest parallels are belief systems like religion or the Flat Earth concept: as Mick said, "it’s about believing". Faith demands no proof by definition. The problem we have is this: you can believe any religion and you can sign up to the Flat Earth belief and all it affects is you (and possibly your family). However, when a minority of the electorate drags the entire country to a place where there is a clear & present danger to the UK economy then it matters. It matters because you drag the rest of us there as well.