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How to Stop Your Brain from Falling for Lies

Inquiring Minds

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The Negative Effects of Skepticism

Skepticism isn't helpful. Unless the truth is found at the bottom of a very long rabbit hole, and usually it's usually it's not right. The consequences can be surprisingly large sometimes like if enough people pass around fake news,. It can eventually sort of infect too many people and actually make a difference. We might want to stop and ask, is that really true? Why am I being shown this, you know, as opposed to something else?

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