Schools Of Public Health Are Dangerous To Your Health - Part 1 of 4
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In our little corner of the universe we have consistently blasted governments and with good reason. But let's face it. Governments are not the only culprits here. Besides them, we have a whole ecosystem of opportunistic organizations that provide logistical and academic support to socialist policies in many aspects of political life, the health care segment being one of the biggest.
And when we say "opportunistic" we use the term…
The Worst Is Over
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Well… at least that's what eeeeeeeverybody is saying…at least everybody paid by governments to…errr…"communicate" the good news…yeah… that.
Let's count our blessings.
The USA is having a "strong" bout of growth. China has been "economically stabilized". The Central Bank in EU has taken "strong measures" to "reactivate" and "stimulate" the economy. Japan is sort of OK. Africa is not getting worse. And Asia is rebounding.
Rejoice!
But is it so?…
We Are Terrified Of Politicians
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I AM A RELIGIOUS PERSON
A great deal of politicians are demagogues who create environments of acceptable bigotry against religious people with absolutely no accountability from their political parties or the media they control. Their false claims, like the ridiculous idea that millions of people from different religions are extremely dangerous, is actually a very dangerous concept. History has taught us that these kinds of developments only lead to extreme…
We Told You So
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Today we are going to take a little trip through memory lane. Just because we can. And we are bored. And reality keeps sucking because politicians still exist. Let's begin.
Historic protests demand the resignation of the Brazilian president.
Brazil Yet Another Workers Paradise
Lets Blame The Brazilian President
Turkey launches airstrikes after blast in Ankara
The New US Strategy Against ISIL - Death By Laughter
Markets…
How To Lie: 04 - Double Meaning
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This technique is based on the idea that our brain is a pattern recognition machine. When presented with something unknown or obscure, our brain will try to fit whatever fits best, this is to say to "recognize" that unknown and make it known. Our brain works in this way because it is part of our survival instinct. In a dangerous situation humans need to be able to make decisions quickly.…
How To Lie: 03 - Appeal To Authority
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This technique defers or deflects critical thinking and attention away from the merits of an argument by making reference to a higher authority that either knows more than we do or seems more "authoritative" than us. This is how it works:
- Analyze your opponent's argument.
- Find (or make up) an authority on the subject.
- State that said authority has the opposite opinion to your opponent's argument.
In…
How To Lie: 02 - Straw Man
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This technique creates a flawed "double" of your opponent's argument. This is typically used when your opponent has a good argument which is quite difficult to attack. As flaws do not exist in the original argument we simply substitute it with a flawed one. It operates like this:
- Analyze your opponent's argument.
- Within that argument find an issue that will be damaging should it be flawed.
- Rework…
How To Lie: 01 - Arguments From Consequences
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This technique reverses our way of thinking and makes unsupported or circular assumptions. It typically operates like this:
- State the conclusion
- Assume the issue being considered is either true or false (as required)
The point of this technique is to paint a desirable or undesirable picture (or consequence) of an event or circumstance assuming that the issue is either true or false. Now, please note that in this…
Special Project How To Lie: 00 - How Not To Lie
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This is the first installment of a Special Project we titled How To Lie. However, before we embark on this venture, we need to clarify how Philosophy and Science operate.
ARGUMENTS
Group of statements which contain information (evidence or suggestions) called the "premise" which makes it reasonable to believe a different statement called a "conclusion". In other words, an argument is simply a method to convince people about something (a conclusion).
SCIENCE
The…
