But is it true? Do young folks have more of an ability to unlearn falsehoods than old folks?
I think it is true relative to the average young folk and the average old folk. To the extent that there is an uncommon skill involved in unlearning falsehoods, we can imagine people who get better at this skill by practice and learning over time. And hence, as it were, "stay young".
(Last month's started a little late, I thought I'd bring it back to its original schedule.)
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