The effect of Repetition in the acquisition of Knowledge

"What I tell you three times is true." (Lewis Carroll). Might this formula- or a more sophisticated version of it- actually determine what we believe to be true? As we draw hypotheses and conclusions throughout our lives, we are bombarded and influenced by the perceptions, opinions, and accepted facts of other people. As we learn from a young age, we accept the opinions, findings, and discoveries of experts and professionals, who specialize in delving into …

…it as everyone around me accepts it without question, and it is what I have been told to learn repeatedly. ("Euclid (mathematician)"). In order for to decide what is knowledge for us, we observe authority figures, specialists, and our society. Our own opinions are affected by the repeated opinions of others. I believe that repetition of information is one of the largest factors governing what we as individuals trust to be knowledge and the truth.