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Dr. K's avatar

Wow, another excellent topic choice. This is an area to which my "differently-opinionated" friends and I give lip service, but it is fascinating to read some underlying study. Will help in providing some substance to the contemplation of how to further consider this all. Once again, thanks from your avid (but sadly, too small) fan club.

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Clawmute's avatar

Agree w Dr. K above - great topic to explore. I think Anthony Pratkanis' 1995 article "How to Sell a Pseudoscience" dovetails really well with this. https://tinyurl.com/mw7pcwep

I like this, too: “Our skills were honed for taking sides, persuading others in debate, not necessarily getting things right.”

I look at human tendencies as products of evolution.

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