dieseltaylor Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I have been reading the book which is great fun. Flattening astrology and several other things in the first couple of Chapters http://www.quirkology.com/ the site for a bit more about it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 As there has been such a stir with this topic I thouht I would add a little more. False memory is interesting with a very large number of people shown to recall events that never happened. Perhaps an interesting case is Ronald Reagan describing a MoH winners actions in great detail. Never happened --- which leads you to wonder about the diligence of his staff in allowing him to tell porkies on TV. Also interesting was the amount that people would pay for a 50cent brass ring if you told people it gave a special feeling - 20 times your money. The gullibility and fallability of people is really quite shocking to read about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costard Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Nah, not the gullibility nor the fallability, but the willingness of others to take advantage of it. And this only really is a problem if you believe that both good and evil people exist. Turns out that if you believe that there are only, ever and always, the bad, you don't suffer from the shock - and you are far less likely to be gulled. Fallability, like hillbillity, just is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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