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How People Think Their False Ideas Are True
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How People Think Their False Ideas Are True

This is the complete Appendix from Everything You Believe Is Wrong. Brace Yourself The Two Ways Arguments Go Wrong At this point, I am hoping the reader does a little…
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The Great Global Warming—A.K.A. “Climate Change”—A.K.A. “Climate Emergency”—Post!
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The Great Global Warming—A.K.A. “Climate Change”—A.K.A. “Climate Emergency”—Post!

This is mainly a catch up post for new readers who won't recall the old days. Listen to the podcast at YouTube, BitChute, or Gab. I'm late on this! STATE…
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Sex With Dogs & Other Critters Back In Vogue, Thanks To Academic Peter Singer
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Sex With Dogs & Other Critters Back In Vogue, Thanks To Academic Peter Singer

Very long time readers will know that we warned that the creation of the notion of "sexual orientation", and the criminalizing of "discrimination" against "sexual orientations", logically implied that all…
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Free First Chapter in Everything You Believe Is Wrong, The Book All Woke Fear
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Free First Chapter in Everything You Believe Is Wrong, The Book All Woke Fear

Who is this book for? Before I answer that excellent question, let me first show why the book is necessary, if you have a moment. Watch this thirty second clip.…
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How People Come To Believe Something As Stupid As Male & Female Equality
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How People Come To Believe Something As Stupid As Male & Female Equality

Thanatos Savehn reminded be of this Atlantic piece from a decade ago: "The Truth About Little Women Carrying Big Wounded Men in Combat", by somebody using the name Elspeth Reeve.…
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John Kerry To Peasants: Die, To Save The Planet
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John Kerry To Peasants: Die, To Save The Planet

It doesn't seem to make much difference whether a man inherits his money or earns it. Once he reaches a certain threshold of the green stuff, there's a good chance…
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Eggs and ‘PFAS-Easter’ or Selling Fear on the Day of Resurrection — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp
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Eggs and ‘PFAS-Easter’ or Selling Fear on the Day of Resurrection — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

Briggs note: The point Jaap makes that measurability does not equate to toxicity, i.e. causal, needs emphasizing. It's related to how you go to the doctor and some measure is,…
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The Non-Wisdom Of Crowds And Voting
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The Non-Wisdom Of Crowds And Voting

This post first appeared in modified form on 29 Januarty 2014. It also appears (also modified) in Chapter 4 of Everything You Believe Is Wrong. Have you heard of Mesd-su-Re?…
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