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How Not To Be Crazy
People are crazy, and it seems to be getting worse. In addition, many heavily-promoted news stories turn out to be false. The reasons are various. There’s a lot we can’t do about the situation. But there are also things we … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Psychology, Society
Tagged Bias, Clear thinking, Emotional reaction, Framing, Groupthink, News, Objectivity, Overcoming bias, Propaganda, Snap Judgment
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The Trouble with Politics
Americans disagree about a lot. But there’s one point on which we are unanimous: Our politicians are awful. Let’s be honest: Except in the haze of partisan fervor, can anyone truly believe that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were the … Continue reading
Posted in Political Science, Psychology, Society
Tagged Followers, Hierarchy, Partisanship, Politics, Power, Primate societies, Propaganda
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Love is not the Answer
“What is the question?” Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged Compassion, Famous last words, Gertrude Stein, James T. Kirk, love, Pavlov, Propaganda, Utilitarianism, Wittgenstein
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The UNESCO Vote Mystery
My latest blog post for The Jewish Journal: There’s a mystery about UNESCO’s denial last week of Jewish connections to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The mystery is not that the resolution was proposed by some … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism
Tagged Belief, Cognitive Science, Confirmation Bias, Conflict of belief, Epistemology, Hilary Putnam, Israel, Jerusalem, Memes, Propaganda, Temple Mount, UNESCO, Western Wall
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