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662: Daniel J. Levitin | How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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Is Manipulation a Good Idea?

Government and businesss may deceive us for our own good in some cases. In medical schools, they teach classes in medical ethics. Is it ethical to tell them you're probably going to die which could actually cause them to die because you put them into a depression? Or is it better to try and give them hope and kind of fudge the statistics? These are ethical issues, and there are no easy answers.

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