# Why Are Uninformed Beliefs So Easy to Manipulate by Roger Schank > “Why is it so difficult to influence people’s belief systems for deeply held beliefs and so easy to manipulate belief systems when little is known about the subject?” > **— Roger Schank**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Roger Schank](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27597) — Roger Schank's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-139). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping|Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping]] - **Article:** [[articles/Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s|Modern Artificial Intelligence in the 1970s]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Narrative Control|Narrative Control]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Why is it so difficult to influence people’s belief systems for deeply held beliefs and so easy to manipulate belief systems when little is known about the subject?” — Roger Schank, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-roger-schank-uninformed-beliefs-so-easy-manipulate ```