The Public Face of Doubt

J.K. Rowling:

Those trying to quell inner doubts about their position fear debate because they fear changing their minds. That’s why they’d rather broadcast declarations of unshakeable certainty than engage in dialogue. They aren’t trying to change minds, they’re reassuring themselves.

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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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