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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
You say "people" are a certain way, but every single person here disagrees with you.
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Mission Accomplished war was clearly a great American victory. Because the majority - told how to think - said it must be true. If a majority say it is true, then it must be true. That reasoning even justified this world's greatest massacres. After all, 5,000,000 brainwashed Nazis could not be wrong. Your reasoning.
The emotional know because others feel same? That herd mentality is bogus reasoning. Same reasoning also proved cigarettes increase health. A majority said so. It must be true. Your reasoning.
Explained was how people think. Explained was why people become destructive. For example, alcohol inhibits cognitive brain functions; enables primitive actions; permits a primitive brain to act foolishly or destructively. People, not intentionally destructive when in control, act different when a cogntive brain no longer functions. When drunk or seeking revenge, then acting foolishly or destrudtively happens.
Normal is to define underlying reasons why before making a conclusion. Abnormal is to deny logic because a majority must be always right. To know simply because a myth is popular. Denying the cognitive brain implies you knew without first learning the basics. And post denials based in myths of 'majority is always right'.
Turn on a light. A bulb burns out. That proves power cycling is destructive. Yes according to so many who are biased by speculation. The fewer who know better say power cycling does not damage light bulbs. But that means knowledge only after learning facts.
Destructive behavior occurs when a primitive (low level) brain is no longer controlled by upper level functions. Reasons why and plenty of provided examples demonstrate that. However the herd believes what others tell them; rather than learn from what is always necessary to have knowledge.
Herd mentality claimed popular contempt for 5000 American servicemen in Mission Accomplished. Because a majority believed Presidental lies rather than facts that predicted deaths. The fewer learn facts (rather than bias or hearsay) BEFORE reaching a conclusion. Destructive behavior is traceable to a failure of cognitive brain functions. Destrutive behavior is a classic example of decisions traceable to emotions. Herd mentality is people letting others tell them how to thnk.