Tag Archives: cognitive dissonance

Disinformation and Disillusionment of Today’s Politics

Posted on March 2, 2023 by greg

With tax cuts, expanded opportunities for investment in low-wage economies and for speculation in financial markets and almost unlimited opportunities for luxury consumption, the top 1 per cent of income earners in the developed countries captured an ever-increasing share of … Continue reading →

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Beware of the Self-deception and Lies of Today’s Narcissists

Posted on February 1, 2022 by greg

Skepticism is a critical attitude that treats every claim to truth as up for debate. A skeptical attitude is doubt as to the truth of something. It’s an approach that goes beyond just demanding evidence and, instead, questions the evidence … Continue reading →

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People Continue to Profit Off the Spread of Conspiracy Theories

Posted on February 1, 2021 by greg

Climate change denial, laissez-faire economics, conspiracy theorizing – a study suggests that these rather diverse belief systems may lie on a continuum. That climate change denialists don’t believe in anthropogenic global warming is a given, but are there other more … Continue reading →

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We Need to Change Our Beliefs in Order to Change Our Actions

Posted on May 20, 2020 by greg

The Declaration of Independence says that government has one primary purpose; that of protecting beliefs of the people that includes the unalienable right to freedom. Ayn Rand’s philosophy of objectivism argues that the purpose of life is the pursuit of happiness, and that the purpose … Continue reading →

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We Are Unable To Reach Our Full Capacity to Make Wise Decisions

Posted on April 1, 2016 by admin

We live in a world of illusion. While many believe they have special access to the truth, the reality is that we all see the world not as it is, but as we want it to be. What began in … Continue reading →

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