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Why Rational People Buy Into Conspiracy Theories
Started by Dallas the Phallus May 26. 0 Replies 0 Likes
In the days following the bombings at the Boston Marathon, speculation online regarding the identity and motive of the unknown perpetrator or perpetrators was rampant. And once the Tsarnaev brothers…Continue
Tags: paranoia, plots, cognitive biases, critical thinking, democracy
Raising a Child Without Religion, or Faith
Started by Dallas the Phallus May 20. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Every two or three blocks on the avenues of downtown Brooklyn, a big old stone church rises from the ranks of the brownstones. A couple of weeks ago, my little boy Felix pulled his trike to the curb…Continue
Tags: science, reason, parenting, atheism, secularism
ABC Nightline Face-Off: "Does God have a Future?"
Started by Dallas the Phallus Dec 19, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
This is from 2010, but I've never seen this posted anywhere, so I'm going to post it here. It is a bit difficult to watch, mainly because you can't help but want to punch Deepak Chopra in the face,…Continue
Think on KERA: You Are Not So Smart
Started by Dallas the Phallus Nov 5, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
You Are Not So SmartWhat is the true reality of our existence? Are we living in a dream world? Our guest this hour, journalist and blogger David McRaney,…Continue
Tags: KERA, Think, David McRaney, illusions, cognitive biases
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on April 22, 2012 at 12:34am -
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Comment by Greg Leavitt on July 20, 2011 at 12:36pm -
Yeah, Phil's "Bad Astronomy" originally referred to astrologers and dolts who used astronomy to back up their 2012 apocalypse or ~whatever~.
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Comment by Hannah King on July 20, 2011 at 12:11pm -
Greg and Nelson - thanks guys :) That Meta horoscope thing is awesome - and I didn't realise Phil Plait had done Astrology debunking - thanks :)
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Comment by Greg Leavitt on July 20, 2011 at 12:00pm
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Hannah,
Check out Phil Plait's old blog, "Bad Astronomy". I think there's a link to it on his current Discovery Channel blog.
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Comment by Hannah King on July 20, 2011 at 10:30am
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I'm writing an article of sorts about Astrology (and why it's bollocks) for my blog - anyone got any good links on the history or links to research?
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Comment by Fouridine Ang on January 15, 2011 at 7:33am -
Montage of famous skeptics debunking Astrology...
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Comment by bocakiki on December 23, 2010 at 7:28pm -
Snake Oil!!!!!
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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on December 23, 2010 at 2:54pm
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Damn, he talks fast. He's on the next sentence before I've even absorbed the previous one. But it's a good video. I've passed it along. Thanks.
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Comment by Sydni Moser on December 5, 2010 at 2:58pm -
Carol Tavris on Everybody Making Mistakes, Except Us...
Guest, Carol Tavris discusses her book (co-authored with Elliot Aronson) "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts." In it they describe how our powerful cognitive dissonance engine of self-justification gives us the incredible ability to rationalize events and beliefs so that we always end up being better than average at being right. Also, how we are forced into these rationalizations by our absolute need to somehow square our most dearly held opinions of ourselves with the nasty tendency of some facts to contradict them.
Carol Tavris is a social psychologist who has tought at UCLA. She has written for many publications, including the NY Times and the LA Times. She is the author of a number of books, including "The Mismeasure of Women" and the recently re-released, "Psychobabble and Biobunk."
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