Posted by Gabbi~G on August 2, 2006, at 20:01:39
In reply to Re: Stephen Colbert blocked from Wikipedia, posted by caraher on August 2, 2006, at 15:22:46
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> I don't think he intended it as a commentary on Wikipedia, but on the tendency of many in the public eye to deliberately defy facts in order to maintain certain illusions.Well, I'd like to think that. He's a genius, and I love the guy. He did say though that he wanted to show that if something is repeated often enough it's considered to be true.
True enough, but I was really surprised that he of all people picked Wikipedia when there are so many more blatant examples, peer reviewed Journal articles being but one, and one far less likely to be corrected in a reasonable amount of time.
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