Three Powers, Pt. 7: On the Intellect
Michael investigates the intellect, touching on truth, fact, bias, and imagination, aiming for a more comprehensive understanding of the mind.
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There’s a New Study that Proves You Were Totally Right About Everything
A new study is the perfect response to that one know-it-all who decided to criticize something about the way you’ve chosen to live. This new study confirms exactly what you’ve known all along, but now you have the authority and legitimacy of a peer-reviewed journal to bolster your preferences in the face of haters. It’s […]
Continue reading →Climate Change Activism is a Clinic on Informal Fallacies
Bette Midler recently blamed “ignorant selfish climate deniers” for the uncommonly warm winter weather: Dec. 22, 2015, 63 degrees in NYC. I would like to thank the ignorant selfish climate deniers for all their goodwill toward the planet. Midler is just another in a long line of climate change activists who can’t seem to get […]
Continue reading →You Can’t Trust Anyone in a Partisan World
In a world where partisan politics is the norm, there is one casualty that’s often overlooked: the casualty of credibility. We tend to believe the interpretation of the facts from those partisan “experts” who agree with our values. This means that our views on the facts are not actually reasonable most of the time. The […]
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