“All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field.”
Albert Einstein
Editor’s note: Ongoing studies of the workings of the human brain establish that, once views are formed, it is very difficult for them to be altered through exposure to facts.
One of the main purposes of top liberal arts colleges is to nurture critical rather than group thinking. At best, we can only expect a small percentage of the population to embrace new information.
It is through their influence that the general population gradually changes its views. This often takes years, even decades. Witness the civil rights movement and the current War on Drugs. Currently, the public’s perception of Lancaster General Health as beyond criticism is an example.
