Do You Believe What You Hear?

rockcat

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Originally Posted by Rosiemac

No i don't listen to one person, and even more so if it's online. I'm a great believer that theres two sides to a story.
Me too. Or three... his side, her side, and the right side.

I have to say, though, if my husband said something about someone, I would believe him, because he never does.
 

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Depends to some extent on the players. If I have reason to trust the person expressing the bad opinion, I'll likely try to find out what is the basis for that opinion, in case there's merit to it, but dismiss it if that does not seem to be the case. If I don't already have a basis for trust, the remarks will probably be dismissed without further attention.

ETA: I guess that translates to "consider the source".
 

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Originally Posted by rapunzel47

Depends to some extent on the players. If I have reason to trust the person expressing the bad opinion, I'll likely try to find out what is the basis for that opinion, in case there's merit to it, but dismiss it if that does not seem to be the case. If I don't already have a basis for trust, the remarks will probably be dismissed without further attention.

ETA: I guess that translates to "consider the source".
It depends on who is saying it
 
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