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41. The Folly of Prediction

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The Folly of Prediction

Stephen Dutner: Why should witches be the only people held accountable for bad predictions? What about politicians and money managers, sports pundits? And what about you? All of us are constantly predicting the future, whether we think about it or not. How do you factor in what you've heard so far? You might think it's some kind of communicable disease.

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