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Why We Get Fooled

The Michael Shermer Show

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The Paradox of Self-Deception

Bob Trevor's theory of deception and self-deception: You're better at selling the lie if you believe it yourself. I think some psychics obviously do know that and they're just committing massive fraud, he says. Some people have deliberately gone to their shows, bought tickets and established fake Facebook profiles in advance to see if they will.

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