[adamrezich]

Once somebody has decided someone else's guilt, all following stimuli is interpreted through the lens of confirmation bias by default—and it takes an uncommonly truth-seeking mind to see past it. No matter how "heartfelt" or "thoughtful" a written or verbal apology is, it won't change any minds that've already been made up.

This has been happening more and more recently, both online and in geopolitics.

[geofft]

Eh, my personal reaction was that I was significantly more sympathetic to him after reading his writeup, so I was wondering if that's actually evidence-based or just emotion-based.

[GenericsMotors]

Please follow up on what was the supposed evidence against him and you will see his response was reasonable.

[geofft]

Oh yeah - his response was definitely reasonable if the facts are that the supposed evidence against him was trumped up and he's in the right.

I'm just trying to figure out if his response is also what I'd expect to see if the facts are that the supposed evidence against him is completely accurate and that he's a toxic contributor who's trying to hurt the project.

[GenericsMotors]

So he is condemned in your eyes, not matter what evidence is presented?

[geofft]

Huh? That's rather the opposite of what I'm saying.

[albedoa]

lol what? Did you reply to the wrong comment?