Physicists model how we form opinions


	Physicists model how we form opinions

wildcat

4-15-2008 4:48 AM

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society, opinions, influence, individual

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4-15-2008 4:50 AM

wildcat

"In societies where debate is encouraged, a group of people is more likely to find consensus on a topic than, say, in a society where active discussions are not appreciated, suppressed or even forbidden.”

4-15-2008 6:12 AM

syncopath

our individual opinions both influence and are influenced by our surroundings.

i'll give my opinion on this matter when i'll be in a better surrounding .... -))

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