Do Facts Matter?

Sheril Kirshenbaum

Jan 18

Sure. Especially when they support our beliefs and lead to conclusions we like.

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Writes Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learn…

Jan 23Liked by Sheril Kirshenbaum

sometimes the smartest ppl of course are the best at rationalizing

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"When Prophecy Fails" by Leon Festinger et. al.

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