Comments on: The Fine Art of Baloney Detection http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2009/10/23/the-fine-art-of-baloney-detection/ Skeptical Freethought Atheist Musings to Dispel Ignorance and Enlighten the Mind Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2009/10/23/the-fine-art-of-baloney-detection/comment-page-1/#comment-4572 Steve Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/?p=2151#comment-4572 (They're also helpful when coming up against theists who seem to have no problem ignoring evidence.) (They’re also helpful when coming up against theists who seem to have no problem ignoring evidence.)

]]> By: Steve http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/2009/10/23/the-fine-art-of-baloney-detection/comment-page-1/#comment-4571 Steve Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:29:11 +0000 http://www.heavingdeadcats.com/?p=2151#comment-4571 Demon Haunted World was an amazing read, and the baloney detection kit is an awesome set of tools to keep handy when presented with urban legends, conspiracy and late night infomercials. Despite having them in my back pocket, I do find it a constant struggle to fight confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance as well as to let go of ideas I agree with that might not be right... It takes work to be a skeptic! Demon Haunted World was an amazing read, and the baloney detection kit is an awesome set of tools to keep handy when presented with urban legends, conspiracy and late night infomercials.

Despite having them in my back pocket, I do find it a constant struggle to fight confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance as well as to let go of ideas I agree with that might not be right… It takes work to be a skeptic!

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