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Dec. 27th, 2009 02:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I used to think that veracity played no part in an idea's propagation. A false idea can spread as far as a true idea; if they conflict, whichever one is stickier will gain the most ground.
Except, a truth can be independently discovered many times, whereas a lie must be either repeated, or reinvented. So the truth has an advantage, after all.
Except, a truth can be independently discovered many times, whereas a lie must be either repeated, or reinvented. So the truth has an advantage, after all.