What Is the Truth

It is hard not to believe a crying woman who knows her attacker.

The media would have us believe that the country is divided by the whole controversy. On the surface, the country is probably divided by political allegiances and not the latest controversy of a president that seems to be distancing himself from his nomination.

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford stands by her allegations that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her.

Brett Kavanaugh denies doing it.

There are a few problems with the story because of the nature of the memory. Yes, she got technical with how the memory got coded into her brain. But is she right that the memory is solid?

A 35-year-old memory will never be as accurate as we hope. She didn't really deal with the issue until she was in marriage counseling, so this calls into question if the memory is one of suggestibility of the counseling session? We know that they were in counseling for a disagreement about adding a second door, but if you look at the records, the house was still the address of the marriage counselor they were using to help them overcome the door issue. Was the couple going to counseling for a second door considering the building permit was expired in 2012?

I think these counseling notes might be harmful to the character of Dr. Ford and might call into question her story, but that is just an opinion. Why else do you hide those notes? We already know that she never named Kavanaugh in these sessions, but her husband remembers her saying Kavanaugh's name, so why didn't the therapist write down the name?

Dr. Ford is a teacher of psychology. She is familiar with memories and how they work. We still don't know why she was in marriage counseling, because that might have some real insights to why the memory was brought up in session.

It is too easy to be seduced by experts. Dr. Ford is an expert. She is credible and has a story to tell. Her credibility lends credence to her story, even if it happened 35 years ago.

But what about our bias when it comes to judging the truth? Maybe our bias allows us to believe that a sexual predator like Donald Trump would pick a sexual predator like Brett Kavanaugh. I don't see Brett threatening to sue Dr. Ford. It kind of makes me wonder if there is some truth to the story or if he feels sorry for Dr. Ford and doesn't want to cause her any harm that might come from a lawsuit.

It is an interesting fact that in 2012 Brett Kavanaugh was being mentioned in the media.

Another interesting fact is that Brett Kavanaugh's mom oversaw the foreclosure hearing of Dr. Ford's parents.

What does any of this have to do with memory? Do friends laugh in similar ways? If the laugh is how you pinpoint someone, well, how accurate is that when it comes to picking someone out?

The most glaring fact of the whole situation is how President Trump is backing away from his nomination. If he truly believed in the guy he wouldn't say that he hardly knows the guy because that makes it look like he is repaying the Bush family by picking a Bush friend.

This whole ordeal will never be over, but what it teaches us as a nation is something we are good at ignoring. The truth is biased, the truth is ugly, and we can't accept the fact humans aren't perfect.