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Maybe, but you friend has a point @Pioneer1; sometimes not exposing yourself to propaganda is the best defense. Y'all might recall that during the run up to that last election, I'd decided I was not going to vote, once Hillary became the Democratic candidate. I had been bombarded by so much anti-Hillary "news." I had no interest in supporting her candidacy. Obviously 45 was not a viable alternative. During conversations here, @Cynique convinced me that I really needed to vote, and I ultimately did. Today, we know that social media targeted people with messages psychometrically designed to get you to support 45 or to not vote at all. This is a fact. I feel I was was manipulated, through my use of social media, to loose interest in voting for Clinton. Today to protect myself, I don't read anything on social media unless it is directly related to something I've posted -- and that is always AALBC.com related stuff. I simply refuse to subject myself to Facebook's manipulation. So I get it when some people actively avoid seeing the film and refuse to expose themselves to Disney's propaganda. There is a part of me that wished I had not paid to see the film. But I'm not going to beat myself up over it, because I'm not nearly as susceptible to the hype as most seem to be. So it is not always best to see things for yourself. There are other ways to acquire knowledge, reading is one.

While not all philosophy is religion, religion falls under the category OF philosophy. Right up there with "creed". One of the ways that philosophy and physics overlap is how the dominant philosophy of a particular society "sets the tone" for the premises and hypotheses of scientific endeavors. For an example OUTSIDE the realm of physics: Say I'm a social scientist or sociologist. And the society that I'm practicing in is predominantly monogamous and promotes monogamy as a general rule. If I observe a group of men who are all divorced and have issues at their jobs because they constantly engage in sex with multiple partners......I'm going to believe that something is WRONG with them. Why? Because the dominating philosophy of my society...the philosophy that monogamy is normal and best...will dictate that something MUST be wrong with these men for going against that which is "normal". Either that analogy is valid OR I'm using that term "philosophy" erroneously, lol.

Man...this thread is all over the place. I had a friend tell me the other day that he hasn't seen Black Panther and WILL NOT go see it. I asked him why, and he said that the conflict between Africans and African Americans in the movie is just contributing to the division amongst Black folk. Now for those who've actually seen the film.....they would no that this African vs African American issue was such a minor aspect of the movie that it's almost not worth talking about. But when you do like my friend and let reviews and critics sway you BEFORE you see the film for yourself.....you end up missing out on a couple hours of enjoyment. This is why it's best to see things for yourself so that you can determine things from your OWN eyes instead of someone elses.