The Death of “I Don’t Know.”

It’s rather amazing. In this age of Coronavirus, we are grappling with hyper-complex problems involving epidemiology, efficaciousness of pharmaceuticals, economic projections and social stability. We are each part of an enormous complex adaptive system, yet it’s difficult to find anyone who lacks a complete understanding of the situation or who lacks detailed opinions about what should be done.

Apparently, it’s not good manners to say “I don’t know” in public any more.

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Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.

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    TIMOTHY E HOGAN

    I always had simple rules for witnesses in any case. “Tell the truth.” Say, “I don’t know,” if you don’t. Say, “I don’t remember,” if you don’t. Say, “I don’t understand the question” if you don’t. If you just make something up or answer the wrong question, you lose because the trier of fact won’t believe you and your credibility and case are nearly always shot. .

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